Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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flake | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
flake (noun) | crank (noun) |
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a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle |
a person with an unusual or odd personality | an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant |
a crystal of snow | a bad-tempered person |
a whimsically eccentric person |
flake (adjective) | crank (adjective) |
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(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
flake (verb) | crank (verb) |
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come off in flakes or thin small pieces | rotate with a crank |
cover with flakes or as if with flakes | bend into the shape of a crank |
form into flakes | fasten with a crank |
start by cranking | |
travel along a zigzag path |