peel off in flakes (verb)

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• peel off — verb 1. peel off the outer layer of something (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑skin, ↑peel, ↑pare • Hyponyms: ↑exfoliate • Verb Frames: Somebody s something …   Useful english dictionary

• flake off — verb come off in flakes or thin small pieces The paint in my house is peeling off • Syn: ↑peel off, ↑peel, ↑flake • Derivationally related forms: ↑flake (for: ↑flake), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• flake — I. /fleɪk / (say flayk) noun 1. a small, flat, thin piece of anything. 2. a small, detached piece or mass: a flake of cloud. 3. a stratum or layer. 4. Colloquial a strange or bizarre person; an unconventional person. 5. Colloquial a person who… …  

• pill — I. verb Etymology: Middle English pilen, pillen, partly from Old English pilian to peel, partly from Anglo French piler to rob Date: 12th century intransitive verb dialect chiefly England to come off in flakes or scales ; peel transitive verb 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• exfoliate — [c]/ɛksˈfoʊlieɪt / (say eks fohleeayt) verb (exfoliated, exfoliating) –verb (t) 1. to throw off in scales. 2. to remove dirt, dead skin, etc., from the surface of (human skin). –verb (i) 3. to throw off scales or flakes; peel off in thin… …  

• flake — I 1. noun 1) flakes of pastry Syn: sliver, wafer, shaving, paring; chip, scale; fragment, scrap, shred; technical lamina 2) informal Geoff can be such a flake Syn: ditz …   Thesaurus of popular words

• flake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English flacor flying (of arrows), Old Norse flakna to flake off, split Date: 14th century 1. a small loose mass or bit < flakes of snow > 2. a thin flattened piece or layer ; chip 3. slang …   New Collegiate Dictionary