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Definitions for FLAW
flɔflaw

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. defect, fault, flawnoun

    an imperfection in an object or machine

    "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"

  2. flawnoun

    defect or weakness in a person's character

    "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"

  3. flawverb

    an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

  4. flaw, blemishverb

    add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective

Wiktionary

  1. flawnoun

    A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.

  2. flawnoun

    A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.

  3. flaw

    A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid.

  4. flawverb

    To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.

  5. flawverb

    To become imperfect or defective.

  6. flawnoun

    A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.

  7. flawnoun

    A storm of short duration.

  8. flaw

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

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. FLAWnoun

    Etymology: φλάω, to break; floh, Saxon, a fragment; flauw, Dutch, broken in mind.

    This heart shall break into a thousand flaws,
    Or ere I weep. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    Wool, new-shorn, being laid casually upon a vessel of verjuice, after some time had drunk up a great part of the verjuice, though the vessel were whole, without any flaw, and had not the bunghole open. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

    We found it exceeding difficult to keep out the air from getting in at any imperceptible hole or flaw. Boyle.

    A flaw is in thy ill-bak’d vessel found;
    ’Tis hollow, and returns a jarring sound. John Dryden, Pers.

    As if great Atlas, from his height,
    Should sink beneath his heavenly weight;
    And with a mighty flaw the flaming wall, as once it shall,
    Should gape immense, and, rushing down, o’erwhelm this nether ball. Dryden.

    Whether the nymph shall break Diana’s law,
    Or some frail China-jar receive a flaw. Alexander Pope.

    He that would keep his house in repair, must attend every little breach or flaw, and supply it immediately, else time alone will bring all to ruin. Jonathan Swift.

    Yet certain though it be, it hath flaws; for that the scriveners and brokers do value unsound men to serve their own turn. Francis Bacon, Essays.

    Traditions were a proof alone,
    Could we be certain such they were, so known:
    But since some flaws in long descents may be,
    They make not truth, but probability. Dryden.

    And laid her dowry out in law,
    To null her jointure with a flaw. Hudibras, p. iii. c. 1.

    Their judgment has found a flaw in what the generality of mankind admires. Joseph Addison, Spectator.

    So many flaws had this vow in its first conception. Francis Atterbury.

    Being incens’d, he’s flint;
    As humourous as Winter, and as sudden
    As flaws congealed in the spring of day. William Shakespeare, Hen. IV.

    Oh, that that earth, which kept the world in awe,
    Should patch a wall, t’ expel the Winter’s flaw. William Shakespeare, Ham.

    As a huge fish, laid
    Near to the cold weed-gathering shore, is with a north flaw
    Shoots back; so, sent against the ground, [fraid,
    Was foil’d Eurialus. George Chapman, Iliads.

    Bursting their brazen dungeon, arm’d with ice,
    And snow, and hail, and stormy gust, and flaw,
    Boreas, and Cæcias, and Argestes loud,
    And Thrascias rend the woods, and seas upturn. John Milton.

    I heard the rack,
    As earth and sky would mingle; but myself
    Was distant; and these flaws, though mortals fear them,
    As dangerous to the pillar’d frame of heav’n,
    Or to the earth’s dark basis underneath,
    Are to the main inconsiderable. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

    And this fell tempest shall not cease to rage,
    Until the golden circuit on my head
    Do calm the fury of this madbrain’d flaw. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.

    The fort’s revolted to the emperor,
    The gates are open’d, the portcullis drawn,
    And deluges of armies from the town
    Came pouring in: I heard the mighty flaw;
    When first it broke, the crowding ensigns saw
    Which choak’d the passage. John Dryden, Aurengzebe.

    Oh these flaws and starts,
    Impostors to true fear, would become
    A woman’s story at a Winter’s fire. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

  2. To Flawverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    But his flaw’d heart,
    Alack, too weak the conflict to support,
    ’Twixt two extremes of passion, joy and grief,
    Burst smilingly. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

    The cup was flawed with such a multitude of little cracks, that it looks like a white, not like a crystalline cup. Boyle.

    The brazen cauldrons with the frosts are flaw’d,
    The garment stiff with ice, at hearths is thaw’d. Dryden.

    France hath flaw’d the league, and hath attach’d
    Our merchants goods. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

ChatGPT

  1. flaw

    A flaw is a fault, defect, or weakness in something or someone that often results in reduced effectiveness, attractiveness or credibility. It can refer to mistakes, errors, or imperfections in objects, designs, plans, or even character or personality traits. It indicates a shortcoming or limitation in a system or structure, causing it to be less than perfect or whole.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Flawnoun

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

  2. Flawnoun

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

  3. Flawnoun

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

  4. Flawnoun

    a sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration

  5. Flawverb

    to crack; to make flaws in

  6. Flawverb

    to break; to violate; to make of no effect

Wikidata

  1. Flaw

    Flaw is a rock band from Louisville, Kentucky. The band was formed by ex-guitarist Jason Daunt in 1995.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Flaw

    flaw, n. a gust of wind: a sudden rush, uproar. [Cf. Dut. vlaag, Sw. flaga.]

  2. Flaw

    flaw, n. a break, a crack: a defect.—v.t. to crack or break.—adjs. Flaw′less; Flaw′y. [Ice. flaga, a slab.]

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. flaw

    A crack or small opening in a gun or its carriage is so called.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of FLAW in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of FLAW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of FLAW in a Sentence

  1. Richard Winger:

    There's precedents from just about every state that has a sore loser law that they don't apply to primaries, if I were Donald Trump and I knew I was going to be running outside the major presidential parties, I would not file for the Texas primary and South Dakota, and probably the Ohio one, although there's a flaw in the Ohio law.

  2. Dave Barry:

    Most married couples, even though they love each other very much in theory, tend to view each other in practice as large teeming flaw colonies, the result being that they get on each other's nerves and regularly erupt into vicious emotional shouting matches over such issues as toaster settings.

  3. Heidi Montag:

    I was way too young to make such a life-changing decision and was under so much pressure because it was the beginning of comment sections and negativity and hate on the internet, i was just really self-involved at the time — like so many young people — but I was also on TV, where every perceived flaw is amplified. I think I looked in the mirror a little too much. I wish I had waited and not made a decision so young because I have long-term health complications.

  4. Marcus Valerius Martialis:

    Conceal a flaw, and the world will imagine the worst.

  5. Nate Cardozo:

    Instead of working with the researchers to fix the problem, Volkswagen chose to bury its head in the sand and pretend that banning academic discussion of the flaw would somehow prevent thieves from learning of it and exploiting it, because of Volkswagen's refusal to engage with the security researcher community, their cars may still be vulnerable to the attack and their customers are less secure.

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  • عيبArabic
  • повреждам се, пукнатина, разцепвам, цепнатина, пуквам, дефект, недостатък, шквалBulgarian
  • vadaCzech
  • Makel, Windbö, FehlerGerman
  • desperfecto, falla, imperfecciónSpanish
  • vika, virheFinnish
  • tumulte, défaut, bourrasque, fissure, failleFrench
  • արատArmenian
  • kekuranganIndonesian
  • cricca, difetto, fessura, errore, crepaItalian
  • wadaPolish
  • falha, defeito, erroPortuguese
  • повреди́ть, щель, поврежда́ть, [[поры́в]] [[ветр, дефе́кт, брак, испо́ртить, повреди́ться, шквал, тре́щина, по́ртить, поро́к, изъя́н, поврежда́ться, недоста́токRussian
  • škára, chyba, závada, prasklina, vadaSlovak
  • napaka, razpoka, pomanjkljivostSlovene
  • ข้อบกพร่องThai
  • kusur, hata, çatlak, çizikTurkish
  • 缺陷Chinese

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