flaws

Noun

flaw (plural flaws)

1. (obsolete) A flake, fragment, or shiver.
2. (obsolete) A thin cake, as of ice.
3. A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
   • There is a flaw in that knife.
4. A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.
   • Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?1692–1717, Robert South, Twelve Sermons Preached upon Several Occasions, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London

   Synonyms:

   vice

   1. An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
   2. A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
      • a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute

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