flak | (noun) artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes | Synonyms: ack-ack, ack-ack gun, antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flack, pom-pom |
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(noun) intense adverse criticism | Synonyms: attack, blast, fire, flack |
(noun) a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer | Synonyms: flack, flack catcher, flak catcher |
flake | (noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | Synonyms: bit, chip, fleck, scrap |
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(noun) a person with an unusual or odd personality | Synonyms: eccentric, eccentric person, geek, oddball |
(noun) a crystal of snow | Synonyms: snowflake |
flakiness | (noun) having or breaking into thin crisp flakes | - |
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(noun) informal terms for insanity | Synonyms: craziness, daftness |