as in chip
a small flat piece separated from a whole
sprinkle the cake with coconut flakes
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as in eccentric
a person of odd or whimsical habits
the lady with all those cats is sweet, but kind of a flake
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Recent Examples of flake
Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2025
Large flakes fell at a lively rate and in a few hours the snow was three inches deep.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 1 Feb. 2025
In the pantry, these glass jars can be used for storing dry goods like chocolate chips or flake salt.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Even within a group—the flakes so numerous as to be seemingly uncountable—no two, we were told, are exactly alike.
—Chris Wiley, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2025
Large flakes fell at a lively rate and in a few hours the snow was three inches deep.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Verb
Dandruff is a common skin condition that causes the skin on the scalp to flake off.
—Carrie Madormo, Rn, Health, 1 Feb. 2025
In the pantry, these glass jars can be used for storing dry goods like chocolate chips or flake salt.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Flake.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flake. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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