flaw
(noun) an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
flaw
(noun) defect or weakness in a person’s character; “he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless”
defect, fault, flaw
(noun) 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”
flaw, blemish
(verb) add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective
Source: WordNet® 3.1
flaw (plural flaws)
(obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
(obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
(in particular) An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
(legal) A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
• See also defect
flaw (third-person singular simple present flaws, present participle flawing, simple past and past participle flawed)
(transitive) To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
(intransitive) To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
flaw (plural flaws)
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
A storm of short duration.
A sudden burst of noise and disorder
Synonyms: tumult, uproar, quarrel
• AFLW, WAFL
Source: Wiktionary
Flaw, n. Etym: [OE. flai, flaw flake; cf. Sw. flaga flaw, crack, breach, flake, D. vlaag gust of wind, Norw. flage, flaag, and E. flag a flat stone.]
1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase. This heart Shall break into a hundered thousand flaws. Shak.
2. A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute. Has not this also its flaws and its dark side South.
3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel. [Obs.] And deluges of armies from the town Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw. Dryden.
4. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration. Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw. Milton. Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn. Tennyson.
Syn.
– Blemish; fault; imoerfection; spot; speck.
Flaw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flawed; p. pr. & vb. n. Flawing.]
1. To crack; to make flaws in. The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed. Dryden.
2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.] France hath flawed the league. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 June 2025
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups; “on good terms with her in-laws”; “on a friendly footing”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
