flake in WordNet English dictionary

1. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
   "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
   bit  chip  flake  fleck  scrap 
   
2. a person with an unusual or odd personality
   eccentric  eccentric person  flake  oddball  geek 
   
3. a crystal of snow
   snowflake  flake 
   

1. come off in flakes or thin small pieces
   "The paint in my house is peeling off"
   peel off  peel  flake off  flake 
   
2. cover with flakes or as if with flakes
   flake 
   
3. form into flakes
   "The substances started to flake"
   flake