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English noun: flake | |||
| 1. | flake (phenomenon) a crystal of snow | ||
| Synonyms | snowflake | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | crystal | ||
| Part meronym | snow, snowfall | ||
| Substance holonym | H2O, water | ||
| Substance meronym | snow | ||
| 2. | flake (person) a person with an unusual or odd personality | ||
| Synonyms | eccentric, eccentric person, geek, oddball | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | anomaly, unusual person | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case, nutter, screwball, wacko, whacko | ||
| 3. | flake (object) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | ||
| Samples | A bit of rock caught him in the eye. | ||
| Synonyms | bit, chip, fleck, scrap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fragment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | exfoliation, matchwood, scale, scurf, scurf, sliver, splinter | ||
English verb: flake | |||
| 1. | flake (contact) form into flakes | ||
| Samples | The substances started to flake. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | form | ||
| 2. | flake (contact) cover with flakes or as if with flakes | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cover | ||
| 3. | flake (contact) come off in flakes or thin small pieces | ||
| Samples | The paint in my house is peeling off. | ||
| Synonyms | flake off, peel, peel off | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off | ||
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