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Uncommonflakes
The correct spelling is flakes.
How to pronounce flakes
noun
IPA: /fleɪks/
Say it like: Fla-kes
The correct spelling is flakes. Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently. For example: "There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls."
Usage Examples
“There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.”
“She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.”
“The paint flaked off after only a year.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
- 2.A trick; a swindle.
- 3.A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
- 4.One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
- 5.A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
verb
- 1.To break or chip off in a flake.
- 2.To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
- 3.To store an item such as rope or sail in layers
- 4.To hit (another person).
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