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flakes

/fleɪks/

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noun

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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. "

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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

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To break or chip off in a flake.

Examples :

"The paint flaked off after only a year."

material action

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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

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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

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To hit (another person).

Examples :

""If you bully my little brother again, I'm going to flake you." "

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A paling; a hurdle.

Examples :

"The farmer repaired the flakes to keep the sheep from wandering out of the field. "

architecture property agriculture

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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

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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