FLAKE
Scrabble letter values: F4L1A1K5E1 = 12
Definition
- verb form into flakes.
- verb cover with flakes or as if with flakes.
- verb come off in flakes or thin small pieces. — synonyms: peel_off, peel, flake_off
- noun a crystal of snow. — synonyms: snowflake
- noun a person with an unusual or odd personality. — synonyms: eccentric, eccentric_person, oddball, geek
- noun a small fragment of something broken off from the whole. — synonyms: bit, chip, fleck, scrap
Examples
- “The substances started to flake”
- “The paint in my house is peeling off”
- “a bit of rock caught him in the eye”