Noun
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
"a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
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a person with an unusual or odd personality
- eccentric person -
a crystal of snow
Verb
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come off in flakes or thin small pieces
"The paint in my house is peeling off"
- peel off - flake off -
cover with flakes or as if with flakes
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form into flakes
"The substances started to flake"