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- flake off of
flake off of
flake something off of something
and flake something offto make bits or flakes break off from the whole. The sculptor flaked bits of stone off the block, but you could not yet see what the block was going to become. She flaked off a little more.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Talulla | | - | Irish |
Kiku | | kee-koo | Japanese |
Dennis | | DEN-is (English), DE-nis (German), DEN-nis (Dutch) | English, German, Dutch |
Daniel | | ['dænjəl] | |
Sheona | | - | Scottish |
'Ashtoret | | - | Biblical Hebrew, Near Eastern Mythology |