flake

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /fleɪk/

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Noun

Singular flake

Plural flakes

Flakes of paint

1. (countable) A flake is a small, flat piece of something, often broken off something larger.

   London was silent with snow; soft flakes of it dropping evenly into the white streets.

   When your head is dry, white flakes of skin appear on your hair and clothing.

Verb

Plain form flake

Third-person singular flakes

Past tense flaked

Past participle flaked

Present participle flaking

1. (transitive & intransitive) If something flakes, it breaks into small, flat pieces.

   The paint had started to flake off the wall.

Related words

• flaky/flakey