flake

nouns

a crystal of snow

flake, snowflake

a person with an unusual or odd personality

eccentric, eccentric person, flake, geek, oddball

a small fragment of something broken off from the whole

"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap

is derived from

is derived from

form into flakes

"The substances started to flake"

flake

is a type of (narrower)

assume a form or shape

"the water formed little beads"

cover with flakes or as if with flakes

flake

is a type of (narrower)

provide with a covering or cause to be covered

"cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers"

come off in flakes or thin small pieces

"The paint in my house is peeling off"

flake, flake off, peel, peel off