Synonyms for flake

Noun

1. snowflake, flake, crystal

usage: a crystal of snow

2. eccentric, eccentric person, flake, oddball, geek, anomaly, unusual person

usage: a person with an unusual or odd personality

3. bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap, fragment

usage: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"

Verb

1. flake, form

usage: form into flakes; "The substances started to flake"

2. flake, cover

usage: cover with flakes or as if with flakes

3. peel off, peel, flake off, flake, chip, chip off, come off, break away, break off

usage: come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off"