flake
English Thesaurus
1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)
| hypernym | : | fragment, |
| definition | : | a piece broken off or cut off of something else (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | matchwood, |
| definition | : | fragments of wood (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | exfoliation, scale, scurf, |
| definition | : | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | scurf, |
| definition | : | (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts (noun.object) |
| hyponym | : | sliver, splinter, |
| definition | : | a small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal (noun.object) |
2. a person with an unusual or odd personality (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | nutter, wacko, whacko, |
| definition | : | a person who is regarded as eccentric or mad (noun.person) |
3. a crystal of snow (noun.phenomenon)
| hypernym | : | crystal, |
| definition | : | a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure (noun.substance) |
| part meronym | : | snow, snowfall, |
| definition | : | precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals (noun.phenomenon) |
| substance holonym | : | h2o, water, |
| definition | : | 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 (noun.substance) |
| substance meronym | : | snow, |
| definition | : | a layer of snowflakes (white crystals of frozen water) covering the ground (noun.substance) |
4. come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)
5. cover with flakes or as if with flakes (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide with a covering or cause to be covered (verb.contact) |
6. form into flakes (verb.contact)
| hypernym | : | form, |
| definition | : | assume a form or shape (verb.change) |
7. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)
| derivation | : | chip, |
| definition | : | form by chipping (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | flakey, flaky, |
| definition | : | made of or resembling flakes (adj.pert) |
8. come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap, |
| definition | : | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | desquamation, peeling, shedding, |
| definition | : | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales (noun.phenomenon) |
9. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object)
| derivation | : | chip, |
| definition | : | form by chipping (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | flakey, flaky, |
| definition | : | made of or resembling flakes (adj.pert) |
10. come off in flakes or thin small pieces (verb.contact)
| derivation | : | bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap, |
| definition | : | a small fragment of something broken off from the whole (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | desquamation, peeling, shedding, |
| definition | : | loss of bits of outer skin by peeling or shedding or coming off in scales (noun.phenomenon) |
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