flaw

  • 11flaw — n defect, *blemish Analogous words: cleaving or cleavage, riving, splitting or split, rending or rent, ripping or rip, tearing or tear (see corresponding verbs at TEAR) …

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  • 12flaw — [n] imperfection blemish, bug, catch*, Catch 22*, defect, disfigurement, failing, fault, foible, glitch*, gremlin*, pitfall, slipup, speck, spot, stain, typo*, vice, wart*, weakness, weak spot; concepts 580,674 Ant. fine point, perfection,… …

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  • 13flaw — ► NOUN 1) a blemish or imperfection. 2) a fundamental weakness or error. ► VERB (usu. be flawed) ▪ mar or weaken. DERIVATIVES flawless adjective flawlessly adverb …

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  • 14Flaw — A flaw is a defect, fault, or imperfection.Flaw may also refer to:* Flaw (band), an American alternative metal band * Flaw (album), an album by Flaw * The Flaws, an Irish indie rock band * Flawed (song), a song by Delta Goodrem * Flaw, a Lord of… …

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  • 15flaw — I [[t]flɔ[/t]] n. 1) a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect 2) a defect impairing legal soundness or validity 3) a crack or breach 4) to produce a flaw in 5) to become defective • Etymology: 1275–1325; ME flaw(e), flage flaw′less …

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  • 16flaw — I. /flɔ / (say flaw) noun 1. a marring feature; a defect; a fault. 2. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity: a flaw in a lease; a flaw in a will. 3. a crack, break, breach, imperfection, or rent. –verb (t) 4. to produce a flaw in: *Glory …

  • 17flaw — flaw1 flawless, adj. flawlessly, adv. flawlessness, n. /flaw/, n. 1. a feature that mars the perfection of something; defect; fault: beauty without flaw; the flaws in our plan. 2. a defect impairing legal soundness or validity …

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  • 18flaw — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, main, major, serious ▪ basic, critical, fatal, fundamental ▪ inherent …

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  • 19flaw — n. 1) a fatal flaw 2) a flaw in (there s a flaw in your reasoning) * * * [flɔː] a fatal flaw a flaw in (there s a flaw in your reasoning) …

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  • 20flaw — noun (C) 1 a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect; defect 1: a slight flaw in the glass 2 a mistake in an argument, plan, or set of ideas : fundamental flaw (=a very important mistake or weakness): The lack of reliable… …

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