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Something which is not genuine, or is presented fraudulently.
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A trick; a swindle.
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A move meant to deceive an opposing player, used for gaining advantage for example when dribbling an opponent.
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One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
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There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.
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A scale of a fish or similar animal
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A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
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A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
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She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
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A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
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A flat turn or tier of rope.
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To break or chip off in a flake.
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The paint flaked off after only a year.
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To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
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He said he'd come and help, but he flaked.
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To store an item such as rope or sail in layers
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The line is flaked into the container for easy attachment and deployment.
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To hit (another person).
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A paling; a hurdle.
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A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.
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A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.
Examples of flakes in a Sentence
Flakes of falling snow were fluttering in that light.
He swiped at the flakes then braced himself to change into his jaguar shape.
Jenn brushed flakes from her jacket and sat, changing boots.
It generally makes its nest in a hollow branch, plastering up the opening with clay, leaving only a circular hole just large enough to afford entrance and exit; and the interior contains a bed of dry leaves or the filmy flakes of the inner bark of a fir or cedar, on which the eggs are laid.
The snow was coming down in big heavy flakes now.
In France mushroom-growers do not use the compact blocks or bricks of spawn so familiar in England, but much smaller flakes or "leaves" of dry dung in which the spawn or mycelium can be seen to exist.
Some of these are recognizable as pale yellowish and white mica; others seem to be chlorite, the remainder is perhaps kaolin, but, owing to the minute size of the flakes, they yield very indistinct reactions to polarized light.
The main difficulty which the condenser ought to overcome and upon which its efficiency should depend is the removal of naphthalene; this compound, which is present in the gas, condenses on cooling to a solid which crystallizes out in the form of white flakes, and the trouble caused by pipe stoppages in the works as well as in the district supplied is very considerable.
The fracture is perfectly conchoidal, so that blows with a hammer detach flakes which have convex, slightly undulating surfaces.
The flakes drifted directly down, undisturbed in their descent by any hint of a breeze in the still night air.
Snow fell in lazy, fat flakes, sticking to his clothes and hair.
The rough surface of the bark of many trees is due to the successive phellogens not arising in regular concentric zones, but forming in arcs which join with the earlier-formed arcs, and thus causing the bark to come off in flakes or thick chunks.
The most characteristic weapon of the Mexicans was the maquahuitl or " handwood," a club set with two rows of large sharp obsidian flakes, a well-directed blow with which would cut down man or horse.
It is usually made from lean pork, garlic, paprika, red bell peppers, and red chile pepper flakes.
Feedings should include live brine shrimp, frozen food, algae and the traditional flakes.
About 80% of the material seen floating in a sunbeam is actually flakes of skin.
The former includes graphite as flakes and the latter includes graphite in spherical or nodular form.
After about eight months I was moved to a department which made oat flakes and oat flakes and oat flour.
Or heather honey combined with chocolate and rolled in chocolate flakes and toasted oatmeal.
Other stray finds from topsoil included five flint flakes, animal bone and medieval to post-medieval pottery.
There are blades, bladelets, several small cores and many struck flakes, a few having light retouch.
The maki was filled with salmon roe, asparagus, salmon, flakes and some other stuffings and it was gorgeous.
Tiny flakes can stick to fingers so avoid rubbing the eyes or exposing sensitive skin when handling the material and wash hands thoroughly afterward.
In addition, aluminum flakes were added to the covering material to help reflect sunlight to keep the gas bags cool.
Flint and chert were employed for knives, etc., but with none of the marvellous skill and artistry of the predynastic Egyptian flint-knapper; the early Babylonian used comparatively simple flakes and the wonderful serration of the Egyptian knives was unknown to him though he made the saw-blades.
We rushed out-of-doors to feel the first few tiny flakes descending.
Animals constantly shed fur, skin flakes, and dried saliva.
Pets Dead skin flakes, urine, feces, saliva, and hair can trigger asthma.
Oh, and we had bruschetta to start, with lovely fresh garlic and flakes of Maldon salt.
Passenger statendam ginger chile flakes a half million for someone who.
Stir in the sugar, ginger, dried fish flakes and red chili.
Children can be enticed to eat more fiber by sprinkling bran flakes over their yogurt or other dessert.
The first clue is that Tula flakes may show one or more unresolved ring cracks present on the striking platform.
Meanwhile, combine the vinegar, brown sugar, and chili flakes in a small saucepan.
Gockel states (l.c. p. 74) that during snowfall the sign is positive or ne g ative according as the flakes are large or are small and powdery.
Over half of the retouched pieces are scrapers or associated flakes.
Wax scales are tiny flakes secreted from glands on the underneath the worker bees ' abdomen.
Take 1 oz of Manila copal crystals and 1/2 oz of orange shellac flakes and grind to a fine powder.
With care, flakes of varying thickness can be obtained.
The recipe called for a scintilla of red pepper flakes, to add a little kick.
Then wash your infant's hair with regular baby shampoo so that the flakes can be removed.
Small flakes of metal could peel up and find their way into your meal.
In a clean baking dish or on a large plate, mix the wheat germ, fish flakes and catnip.
Iams wasn't the only cat food brand to be recalled due to the vast amount of food-related deaths and injuries, but the recall list did include both Iams Cat Slices and Flakes as well as Iams Select Bites.
As the substance dries, it forms tiny flakes that are light as air.
Whenever the cat rubs against something or is petted, the flakes are released into the atmosphere where they find their way into people's nostrils and lungs.
Lightly sprinkle the cubes with dried fish flakes.
Fleas defecate dried flakes of blood which look similar to dandruff but have a brownish, black or reddish appearance.
Simply use a wire brush to scrape any paint flakes and followed by a commercial rust remover.
Differently formulated from its competition, this mascara's wand dips into a makeup mixture that forms small "tubes" around your lashes, abolishing clumps, streaks, and flakes that are common culprits of most eye makeup products.