flake
flake /fl'eɪk/ (flakes flaking flaked)
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N of n, n N
A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece.
Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall.
...oat flakes.
2 [VERB] V
If something such as paint flakes, small thin pieces of it come off.
They can see how its colours have faded and where paint has flaked.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
Flake off means the same as flake.
The surface corrosion was worst where the paint had flaked off.
1 [N-COUNT] usu with supp, oft N of n, n N
A flake is a small thin piece of something, especially one that has broken off a larger piece.
Large flakes of snow began swiftly to fall.
...oat flakes.
2 [VERB] V
If something such as paint flakes, small thin pieces of it come off.
They can see how its colours have faded and where paint has flaked.
[PHRASAL VERB] V P
Flake off means the same as flake.
The surface corrosion was worst where the paint had flaked off.