1flaw1 (flɔː
)
Definitions
noun
- an imperfection, defect, or blemish
- a crack, breach, or rift
- law an invalidating fault or defect in a document or proceeding
verb
- to make or become blemished, defective, or imperfect
Alternative Forms
ˈflawless adjective ˈflawlessly adverb ˈflawlessness nounWord Origin
C14: probably from Old Norse flaga stone slab; related to Swedish flaga chip, flake, flawSynonyms
View thesaurus entry2flaw2 (flɔː)
Definitions
noun
- a sudden short gust of wind; squall
- a spell of bad, esp windy, weather
- obsolete an outburst of strong feeling
Alternative Forms
ˈflawy adjectiveWord Origin
C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Norwegian flaga squall, gust, Middle Dutch vlāghe1flee1 (fliː)
Definitions
verb
Word forms: flees, fleeing, fled
- to run away from (a place, danger, etc); fly ⇒
to flee the country
- (intr) to run or move quickly; rush; speed ⇒
she fled to the door
Alternative Forms
ˈfleer nounWord Origin
Old English flēon ; related to Old Frisian fliā , Old High German fliohan , Gothic thliuhanSynonyms
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run away,
leave,
escape,
bolt,
fly,
avoid,
split,
take off,
get away,
vanish,
depart,
run off,
shun,
make off,
abscond,
decamp,
take flight,
hook it,
do a runner,
scarper,
slope off,
cut and run,
make a run for it beat a hasty retreat
turn tail,
fly the coop,
make a quick exit
skedaddle,
make yourself scarce
take a powder,
make your escape make your getaway take it on the lam take to your heels
Translations
- British English:
flaw
A flaw in something such as a theory is a mistake in it.There were a number of flaws in his theory.flɔː NOUN There were a number of flaws in his theory.
- Spanish:
defecto
nm
- French:
faille
nf
- German:
Mangel
nm
- Chinese: 缺点 n
- Arabic: عَيْب n
- Portuguese: falha nf
- Russian: изъян nm
- Croatian: nedostatak nm
- Czech: chyba nf
- Danish: fejl nutr
- Dutch: gebrek nnt
- Finnish: vika n
- Greek: ψεγάδι nnt
- Italian: difetto nm
- Japanese: きず n
- Korean: 결점 n
- Norwegian: lyte nm
- Polish: skaza nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: falha nf
- European Spanish:
defecto
nm
- Swedish: felaktighet nutr
- Thai: ข้อบกพร่อง n
- Turkish: kusur n
- Vietnamese: khiếm khuyết n
Usage examples
My Church puts the fatal flaw a little earlier, at conception.
, Grace (1989)The software flaw affects the most common internet routers, those running the Cisco IOS operating system.
New Scientist (2003)Fumbling to answer incoming calls, and missing them, is a fatal flaw.
Globe and Mail (2003)This has long been the flaw in the rights-of-way argument in Scotland.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The situation summed up the fatal flaw in traditional training in many ways.
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