flake
/fleɪk/ noun C1- A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything · There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.· flakes of dandruff
- A scale of a fish or similar animal
- A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
- A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living. · She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
- A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
- A flat turn or tier of rope.
- A corrupt arrest, e.g. to extort money for release or merely to fulfil a quota.
- A wire rack for drying fish.
Plural flakes
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As he struck the wall, pieces of stucco similar to that used in the ground work of arabesques broke off, and fell to the ground in flakes, exposing a large white stone.
There are organic steel-cut oats, artisanal honey granolas, gluten-free flakes, and nutritionally fortified rings, each promising unparalleled health benefits.
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