flaked
past simple and past participle offlake
flake
verb[I]
uk/fleɪk/us/fleɪk/to come off asurfaceinsmall,thinpieces:
Patches ofskinarestartingto flakeoff.
Tearing and breaking into pieces
- apart
- asunder
- bobble
- bobbly
- break(something)off
- chip
- crack
- fall apart
- fall to piecesidiom
- fragment
- fragmentation
- fragmented
- frayed
- rip
- splinter
- split
- sunder
- tearsomethingapart
- tearsomethingup
- teardown
Phrasal verb
flake out
Examplesofflaked
flaked
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Due to weathering and fracturing, the superficial layers of the compacta haveflakedoff.
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The shell has alsoflakedaway in places.
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Both suspensions were chilled inflakedice.
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It may beflakedsubsequently by a processor, who is responsible for the storage and turnover of his own stocks.
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I think it is only on whiteflakedmaize.
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There is a growing commercial demand for rolled andflakedwheat which has to be processed damp.
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Phthalic anhydride is a whiteflakedor powdered solid produced by the distillation of naphthalene or of orthoxylene.
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There they were stacked out in the open, rusted up andflakedoff.
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Products such asflakedcereals, ground coffee, and even bottles of wine can be sold only in certain sizes.
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It went on for three or four weeks until he had seen everybody, and at the end of it he wasflakedout—but he got the message across.
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Living in aquaria, live/frozenflakedfoods are suitable, especially brine shrimp and sinking tablets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Dishes of this sort are usually cooked with butter and seasonings, then sprinkled with whole orflaked, toasted almonds.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The entrance door isflakedby sidelights and pilasters.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.During this period, substitutes for malted barley had to be used for brewing, includingflakedbarley, oats and rye.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The southern wall has a "mihrab" nicheflakedby two small columns.
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