flake

Noun

• a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
  • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
    

• a person with an unusual or odd personality

• a crystal of snow

Verb

• come off in flakes or thin small pieces
  • The paint in my house is peeling off
    

• cover with flakes or as if with flakes

• form into flakes
  • The substances started to flake
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  bit , chip , fleck , scrap , eccentric , eccentric person , oddball , geek , snowflake , peel off , peel , flake off