flake : Idioms & Phrases
bran flake
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noun wheat flake including the bran
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corn flake
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noun crisp flake made from corn
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Flake knife
(Archæol.) , a cutting instrument used by savage tribes, made of a flake or chip of hard stone. Tylor.
Webster 1913
flake off
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verb come off in flakes or thin small pieces
peel off; flake; peel.
- The paint in my house is peeling off
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flake out
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verb change from a waking to a sleeping state
drowse off; drift off; drop off; nod off; dope off; fall asleep; doze off.
- he always falls asleep during lectures
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Flake stand
- the cooling tub or vessel of a still worm. Knight.
Webster 1913
Flake white
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(Paint.) (a) The purest white lead, in the form of flakes or scales.(b) The trisnitrate of bismuth. Ure.
Webster 1913
soap flakes
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noun soap that has been cut into flakes to make suds faster
