FLAKE

• (noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

  "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

  synonyms : bit , chip , fleck , scrap

• (noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality

  synonyms : eccentric , eccentric person , geek , oddball

  Everbody gave her a lot of leeway because she was a real eccentric. -added by nsrees

• (noun) a crystal of snow

  synonyms : snowflake

• (verb) come off in flakes or thin small pieces

  "The paint in my house is peeling off"

  synonyms : flake off , peel , peel off

• (verb) cover with flakes or as if with flakes

• (verb) form into flakes

  "The substances started to flake"

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