FLAKE
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
noun
- A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”
- A scale of a fish or similar animal
- A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
verb
- To break or chip off in a flake.“The paint flaked off after only a year.”
- To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.“He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.”
- To store an item such as rope or sail in layers“The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment.”
Source: Wiktionary
