flake

Noun
  1. A crystal of snow (synset 111529484)
    is a type of: crystal - a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
    is a part of: snow, snowfall - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
    substance holonym: h2o, water - binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
    substance meronym: snow - a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground
    same as: snowflake
  2. A person with an unusual or odd personality (synset 110062653)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    subtypes:
    same as: eccentric, eccentric person, geek, oddball
  3. A small fragment of something broken off from the whole (synset 109244958)
    "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
    is a type of: fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else
    subtypes:
    • matchwood - fragments of wood
    • exfoliation, scale, scurf - a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
    • scurf - (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
    • sliver, splinter - a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal
    same as: bit, chip, fleck, scrap
Verb
  1. Form into flakes (synset 201588197)
    "The substances started to flake"
    is a type of: form - assume a form or shape
  2. Cover with flakes or as if with flakes (synset 201339122)
    is a type of: cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered
  3. Come off in flakes or thin small pieces (synset 201262515)
    "The paint in my house is peeling off"
    is a type of: break away, break off, chip, chip off, come off - break off (a piece from a whole)
    same as: flake off, peel, peel off

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