flake vs nut

flake and nut both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nut is a hyponym of flake; that is, nut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flake:

Other hyponyms of flake include crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut case, screwball, nutter, wacko, whacko.

flake (noun)	nut (noun)
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole	a small (usually square or hexagonal) metal block with internal screw thread to be fitted onto a bolt
a person with an unusual or odd personality	one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens
a crystal of snow	someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
	a whimsically eccentric person
	usually large hard-shelled seed
	half the width of an em

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