flaw

Speech parts

1. flaw - Noun

2. flaw - Verb

Meaning

A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.

A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.

A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.

A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.

To crack; to make flaws in.

To break; to violate; to make of no effect.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fault blemish defect mar error spot mistake limitation crack drawback stain scar irregularity imperfection shortcoming
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Antonyms

department garland paragon doctor forte power
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Hypernyms

damage failing imperfection weakness imperfectness

Hyponyms

hole bug blister glitch hamartia tragic flaw

Phrases with the word

biggest flaw without flaw flaw in reasoning intuitive flaw central flaw submarine flaw

Derivatives

flawed flawing

Anagrams

AFLW AFWL WAFL WLAF

Examples

a flaw caused the crystal to shatter Source: Internet

if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer Source: Internet

he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless Source: Internet

A bug-bounty award for an XSS flaw is about $501, well below the $3,650 average award for a critical flaw, allowing organizations to mitigate the common bug on the cheap, researchers noted. Source: Internet

According to Dewey, the potential flaw in this line of thinking is that it minimizes the importance of the content as well as the role of the teacher. Source: Internet

A design flaw in the computer mode selection system resulted in the crew selecting the wrong rate of descent. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

flavoxate flavoxobin flavylium flaw detector flaw in a network flaw in a system