noun Download 🔗Share A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything Examples : "There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls." material substance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A scale of a fish or similar animal Examples : "After cleaning the fish, I found a small, silvery flake stuck to my hand. " animal fish body Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone. Examples : "The archaeologist carefully examined the stone flake, noting its sharp edges. " archaeology material history geology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living. Examples : "Sarah was a flake; she promised to help with the group project but never showed up. " person character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes. Examples : "The florist showed me a beautiful flake, a carnation with large pink and white stripes. " plant color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat turn or tier of rope. Examples : "The sailor carefully laid each flake of the heavy rope on the deck, ensuring they didn't tangle. " nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To break or chip off in a flake. Examples : "The paint flaked off after only a year." material action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through. Examples : "My friend promised to help me study for the test, but he flaked on me at the last minute. " character attitude action person moral Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To store an item such as rope or sail in layers Examples : "The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment." nautical sailing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To hit (another person). Examples : ""If you don't stop teasing your brother, I'm going to flake you!" " action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Dogfish. Examples : "The fisherman caught a few different kinds of fish, including a flake. " fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The meat of the gummy shark. Examples : "My favorite part of fish and chips is the flake, which is soft and white. " food fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. Examples : "The "discount" offer on the new phone was just a marketing flake; it was not a real deal. " character person attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A trick; a swindle. Examples : "He tried to sell me a broken phone, but I knew it was a flake. " character action attitude person business economy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent. Examples : "The basketball player used a quick flake to get past the defender and score. " sport game action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil. Examples : "The sailor carefully laid out each flake of the thick rope on the deck to prevent it from tangling. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A paling; a hurdle. Examples : "The farmer used a flake to separate the sheep into different pens. " property structure Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things. Examples : "The fisherman used the wooden flake to dry the freshly caught cod. " nautical food agriculture structure building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc. Examples : "The shipwright used the small flake to reach the hull and apply the sealant. " nautical work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading