flaking
Coming off slowly
Flaking describes something breaking off or shedding in thin, flat pieces.
Paint flakes off old walls, skin flakes when dry, and rust flakes from neglected metal.
As slang, flaking means backing out of plans unreliably: She keeps flaking on our lunch dates.
Someone who habitually does this is a flake.
Shedding surface skin cells
- chippingBreaking into fragments
- spallingSurface material fragmenting off
- strippingRemoving outer layers
- blisteringExtremely intense or severe
cracking · scaling · shedding · sloughing · scraping · abrasion · lifting · curling
Gradual organic breakdown
- erosionGradual wearing away
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- degradationDecline in condition
disintegration · breakdown · wear · crumbling · oxidation · tarnishing · rotting · decomposition
Flaky scalp condition
- scalinessHaving overlapping plates
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
- eczemaInflammatory skin disorder
dermatitis · exfoliation · itchiness · scalp · keratin · epidermis · moisturizing · dermabrasion
Court-set release payment
- no-showOne who fails to appear
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
- irresponsibleLacking sense of duty
erratic · unpredictable · flighty · forgetful · absentee · defaulting · ghosting · canceling
exfoliation
Shedding surface skin cells
- chippingBreaking into fragments
- spallingSurface material fragmenting off
- strippingRemoving outer layers
blistering · cracking · scaling · shedding · sloughing · scraping · abrasion · lifting · curling · separating
decay
Gradual organic breakdown
- erosionGradual wearing away
- corrosionChemical wearing away
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
degradation · disintegration · breakdown · wear · crumbling · oxidation · tarnishing · rotting · decomposition · dilapidation
dandruff
Flaky scalp condition
- scalinessHaving overlapping plates
- drynessAbsence of moisture
- psoriasisImmune system attacks skin cells
eczema · dermatitis · exfoliation · itchiness · scalp · keratin · epidermis · moisturizing · dermabrasion · scabbing
bail
Court-set release payment
- no-showOne who fails to appear
- inconsistentLacking steady uniformity
- undependableNot consistently trustworthy
irresponsible · erratic · unpredictable · flighty · forgetful · absentee · defaulting · ghosting · canceling · ditching
- dry skincracking, scaling, roughness, dryness, peeling
- skin conditionseczema, psoriasis, hives, dermatitis, rash
- mural conservationwall painting, wall paintings, consolidation, stabilization, inpainting
- damageddamaged, broken, wrecked, ruined, destroyed
- frictionfriction, rubbing, abrading, friction burn, rolling friction
- bad behaviorcheating, stealing, lying, greed, selfishness
flakingadhering
Remaining attached to
intact · nonflaking · bonding · sticking · unbroken
flakingfollowing through
Completing what was started
showing up · committing · sticking around · staying true · coming through
- pressure flakingControlled lithic reduction method