flake vs actor

flake and actor both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flake	Yes	No	Yes	No
actor	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, actor is a hypernym of flake; that is, actor is a word with a broader meaning than flake:

Other hypernyms of flake include doer, worker.

flake (noun)	actor (noun)
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	a theatrical performer
a person with an unusual or odd personality	a person who acts and gets things done
a crystal of snow

flake (verb)	actor (verb)
come off in flakes or thin small pieces
cover with flakes or as if with flakes
form into flakes