flake
Peels off easily
An archetypal flake is something small, thin or flat, and light that exists in large numbers (pepper flakes, bran flakes).
When you flake something, you reduce it to flakes or remove flakes from it.
If something flakes, flakes come off it, often in an undesirable way: The paint flaked off the side of the barn.
In slang use, a flake is an undependable person with a flighty disposition and unreliable mind.
Broken fragment of something brittle
- chipSmall broken-off piece
- splinterThin sharp fragment
- sliverThin split-off piece
- pieceA portion or segment
bit · shaving · scale · peel · shred · particle · speck · spall
Addictive stimulant narcotic
- cokeCarbonized coal fuel
- crackNarrow break or attempt
- snowFrozen crystalline precipitation
- powderFine dry particles
white · blow · rock · line · freebase · base · narcotic · illicit
Not consistently performing
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
- fickleErratically disloyal in affection
unpredictable · undependable · scatterbrained · forgetful · flighty · capricious · mercurial · noncommittal
Ordered-atom solid
- powderFine dry particles
- frostThin ice coating
- iceWater's solid form
- blizzardViolent prolonged snowstorm
winter · drift · dusting · whiteout · flurry · sleet · frozen · delicate
Tool for removing buildup
- chiselEdged carving implement
- knapShape stone by striking
- obsidianGlassy igneous rock
- flintSpark-producing sedimentary rock
arrowhead · blade · stone · prehistoric · lithic · knapping · toolmaking · primitive
Toasted grain breakfast food
- branCereal grain husk
- granolaBaked oat cluster cereal
- muesliUncooked grain cereal
- frostedCovered with icy film
toasted · crunchy · breakfast · fiber · crispy · milk · bowl · poha
shard
Broken fragment of something brittle
piece · bit · shaving · scale · peel · shred · particle · speck · spall · lamina
cocaine
Addictive stimulant narcotic
powder · white · blow · rock · line · freebase · base · narcotic · illicit
unreliable
Not consistently performing
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
- erraticLacking regularity or consistency
fickle · unpredictable · undependable · scatterbrained · forgetful · flighty · capricious · mercurial · noncommittal · disorganized
crystal
Ordered-atom solid
blizzard · winter · drift · dusting · whiteout · flurry · sleet · frozen · delicate · feathery
scraper
Tool for removing buildup
flint · arrowhead · blade · stone · prehistoric · lithic · knapping · toolmaking · primitive · chert
cornflakes
Toasted grain breakfast food
frosted · toasted · crunchy · breakfast · fiber · crispy · milk · bowl · poha · oats
puff
Brief burst of air
buttery · crispy · layered · crust · baklava · strudel · turnover · danish · laminated · mille-feuille
fillet
Boneless meat portion
tender · moist · fork-tender · cooked · baked · smoked · poached · separate · delicate · flesh
- Snowsnowfall, snowpack, snowfield, snowbank, snowdrift
- tiny bitsdots, dot, spots, spot, specks
- small amountsbit, drop, hint, dash, pinch
- wood scrapssawdust, wood chips, shavings, splinters, wood shavings
- climbing holdscrimp, jug, sloper, pinch, pocket
- gold prospectinggold pan, gold panning, panning, sluice box, sluice
flakerock
Solid earthen material
stalwart · steady Eddie · man of his word · pillar · anchor
- corn flakesToasted maize cereal
- flake outRenege on commitment
- red pepper flakesDried, crushed hot capsicum
- bran flakesBreakfast cereal from husks
- pepper flakesCrushed dried hot seasoning
- flakes of goldSmall precious metal pieces
snowflake, flakes, flaking, flaked, cornflake, flakiness, flakey, flake off, flake out