Overview of noun flake

The noun flake has 3 senses

• snowflake, flake -- (a crystal of snow)


• eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek -- (a person with an unusual or odd personality)


• bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap -- (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye")

Overview of verb flake

The verb flake has 3 senses

• flake -- (form into flakes; "The substances started to flake")


• flake -- (cover with flakes or as if with flakes)


• peel off, peel, flake off, flake -- (come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off")