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Flake
01
an eccentric or unreliable person
Dialect
American
American
Informal
Offensive
Examples
Do n't count on him – he 's a total flake who cancels at the last minute.
02
a crystal of snow
03
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Plural form
flakes
to flake
01
form into flakes
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
flake
3rd person singular
flakes
Past simple
flaked
Past participle
flaked
02
come off in flakes or thin small pieces
03
cover with flakes or as if with flakes
04
to break or separate into small, thin pieces, usually using a fork or fingers
