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flaw
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- pronunciation:
- flaw
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a fault or defect.
His worst flaw is his short temper.The flaw in the car's finish was caused by a paint bubble.- synonyms:
- defect, fault
- similar words:
- blemish, blot, blotch, bug, hole, kink, shortcoming, spot, vice, weakness
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| definition 2: |
a crack or break.
The mechanic found a flaw in a part of the jet engine.- synonyms:
- break, crack
- similar words:
- chink, chip, fault, fracture, gap, rupture, tear, vent
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| related words: |
buckle, dent, disadvantage, drawback |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
flaws, flawing, flawed |
| definition: |
to make a flaw in.
When his hand slipped, he flawed his drawing.- synonyms:
- blemish
- similar words:
- damage, deface, disfigure, distort, harm, impair, injure, weaken
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| related words: |
dent |
| derivations: |
flawed (adj.), flawless (adj.), flawlessly (adv.), flawlessness (n.) |
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