FLAKING

a small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece

an unreliable, eccentric, or unconventional person

come or fall away from a surface in flakes

separate (food) into flakes or thin pieces

fail to keep an appointment or fulfil a commitment, especially with little or no advance notice

a rack or shelf for storing or drying food such as fish.

fall asleep; drop from exhaustion

a single turn of a coiled rope or hawser.

lay (a rope) in loose coils in order to prevent it tangling