flaw | Lernwerd

Forms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural: flaws

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1): flaw
past (v2): flawed
past participle (v3): flawed
present participle: flawing
3rd person singular: flaws

Definitions

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

1.A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
- There is a flaw in that knife.
- This heart / Shall break into a hundred thousand flaws.
- That vase has a flaw.
2.A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
- Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?
3.A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration; windflaw.
4.A storm of short duration.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

1.To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
2.To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.

Frequency

Overall

Rare· #4922

By learning goal

Everyday conversation: Rare
General reading & writing: Rare
Academic: Rare
Literature: Rare

Related words

Synonyms

fault

Etymology

From Middle English flawe, flay (“a flake of fire or snow, spark, splinter”), probably from Old Norse flaga (“a flag or slab of stone, flake”), from Proto-Germanic *flagō (“a layer of soil”), from Proto-Indo-European *plok- (“broad, flat”).

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

NounNoun×A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

VerbVerb×A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

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Synonyms

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Noun
A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb
A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.