flake
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
There were a few flakes of paint on the floor from when we were painting the walls.
A scale of a fish or similar animal
A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
She makes pleasant conversation, but she's kind of a flake when it comes time for action.
A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
A flat turn or tier of rope.