noun Download 🔗Share Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. Examples : "He sells "antiques," but most of them are just cheap reproductions and obvious flakes. " character attitude quality negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A trick; a swindle. Examples : "The salesman's promises were just a bunch of flakes to get people to buy the cheap product. " action character business 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 quick flakes with the ball 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 the mooring line down, making sure there were no kinks between the flakes as he coiled it on the deck. " nautical sailing technical Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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 appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A scale of a fish or similar animal Examples : "After cleaning the fish, I noticed tiny, silver flakes on my hands. " animal fish biology part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone. Examples : "The archaeologist carefully brushed the dirt away from the flakes of flint, revealing the remnants of an ancient toolmaking site. " archaeology material geology history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living. Examples : "Since Sarah never keeps her appointments and often forgets commitments, everyone considers her a flake. " 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 recommended the "flakes" variety of carnations, noting their striking red and white striped petals for the bouquet. " plant color Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A flat turn or tier of rope. Examples : "The sailor carefully laid the mooring line in flakes on the dock, ensuring it wouldn't tangle when needed. " 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 : ""He said he'd help me move, but he flaked at the last minute, leaving me to do it all alone." " character action attitude person 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 bully my little brother again, I'm going to flake you." " action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A paling; a hurdle. Examples : "The farmer repaired the flakes to keep the sheep from wandering out of the field. " architecture property agriculture 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 fishermen used the wooden flakes to dry their freshly caught cod. " nautical building agriculture food 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 shipwrights used flakes attached to the hull to safely caulk the seams above the waterline. " nautical sailing technical work building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading