Flake
/fleɪk/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:13 pts5 letters
Definition of Flake
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.
- A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
"She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action."
- A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
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."
- To hit (another person).