Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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break away | No | No | Yes | No |
exfoliate | No | No | Yes | No |
break away (verb) | exfoliate (verb) |
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break off (a piece from a whole) | grow by producing or unfolding leaves |
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run | cast off in scales, laminae, or splinters |
move away or escape suddenly | remove the surface, in scales or laminae |
withdraw from an organization or communion | spread by opening the leaves of |
interrupt a continued activity | come off in a very thin piece |