Word Finder - flaw

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A flake, fragment, or shiver.

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A thin cake, as of ice.

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A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.

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That vase has a flaw.

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A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden.

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To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.

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To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.

But the majority of them will admit no flaw in the sage or in his annals.

It is a serious flaw in the play that the fate of the heroine is virtually decided before the curtain rises, and the poet is obliged to create by theatrical devices the semblance of a tragic conflict which, in reality, does not exist.

One major flaw was operating the camera system.

The knife is then carefully examined, and if there be the slightest flaw in its blade the meat cannot be eaten, as the cut would not have been clean, the uneven blade causing a thrill to pass through the beast and thus driving the blood again through the arteries.

If you have accidentally cut a few planks too short and the baseboard doesn't cover the gap, use quarter round at the floor line to hide the flaw.

Sometimes if a piece of jewelry is cute and the right price, a shopper may be willing to accept a small flaw.

You might want to know that even if the scratch is fully fixed, there will almost always be a small leftover flaw.

Almost all natural diamonds have some type of flaw.

Thenceforward all the forces of the Habsburg monarchy would be united, provided that communication could be maintained in the north with the Netherlands and in the south with the duchy of Milan, so that there should be no flaw in the iron vice which locked France in on either side.

Most natural diamonds have some type of flaw, and the size and severity of the flaw can affect the quality of the stones.

If the flaw is on the outside of the stone, it is called a "blemish."

It has been said that it is no flaw in Butler's argument that he has left atheism as a possible mode of viewing the universe, because his work was not directed against the atheists.

Typically, no one besides the sufferer will notice such a flaw, and if one does exist, it is usually slight with the person's concern being markedly excessive.

An irregular can be the wrong fabric, wrong color, a poor dye job, a flaw in the fabric weave, or a sewing construction issue.

Look for items marked "irregular" or "seconds"; these are items with a slight flaw in them (such as a crooked seam or missing buttons) and are marked down below retail.

Bitter flavors are considered a flaw in wines.

This is definitely the bikini for the devoted work out enthusiast, because with only a moderate coverage bikini bottom, your every backside flaw will be exposed to the light of day.

Normally any flaw will decrease the value of a gem, but because of pink diamonds' rarity, jewelers may manipulate the flaw to create a unique design - a starburst, for example - rather than discard the stone as unworkable.

Most casual observers cannot distinguish between a .25 and a .33 carat stone, nor can they tell at a glance which stone may have a small flaw or be a slightly less desirable color.

Surprisingly though, not all types of diamond flaws lower the value of the stone, it really depends on the specific type of flaw.

A Virgo matched with another Virgo may seem like an ideal match, but both will have the same flaw of being resistant to sharing inner feelings and critical of each other.

This can lead to a life of excess that can become a harmful and even life-threatening flaw if left unchecked.

He's unwilling to accept that the woman of his heart can have a single flaw.

The flaw with the current scientific explanation for the phenomenon is that there exists such a wide range of anecdotal stories and experiences.

Most items are in perfect condition, but some may have a slight flaw.

Windows WMF Flaw is a major flaw in Microsoft Windows operating systems recently discovered that affects all versions of Windows operating systems.

What this flaw allows is malicious installations of a Trojan horse or spyware on your system without independent of operator action.

This is a major concern, because this flaw or bug can put hundreds of millions of PC users at risk of infection by spyware or viruses.

The Windows WMF flaw allows hackers to attach or insert malicious code into image files.

Its called a "zero day" exploit because hackers are taking advantage of it while there is no patch available, and the flaw can zip past any other patches installed on PCs according to several security experts.

In fact, hackers have already published the source code they used to exploit the WMF Flaw, opening the door to thousands of other hackers.

The Windows WMF flaw makes your company very vulnerable.

But the WMF Flaw danger is that users can infect their computers simply by viewing a web page, email or instant message that contains a contaminated image.

A claim may be made by someone alleging that the product contained a flaw in its design which made it unsafe or that the fault rests in the manufacturing process.

Vinyl also has the advantage of providing a smooth and sleek appearance, providing some flaw coverage.

You can even correct the lyrics if you see a flaw in what they think Lady Gaga said.

Most of the time, when a security flaw, hack, or scam is identified, Facebook corrects the situation with a few days.

Facebook claims to have fixed this flaw.

Firesheep Plug-In - This flaw exists without any outside help, but the plug-in makes it easier.

It's yet another security flaw that Facebook claims to have fixed.

Their only flaw seems to be limited style selections in the plus size uniforms.

The major flaw in her argument seems to be the choice she makes to watch the Olympics with her children in the first place.

In this the whole life of the nominee was investigated, and each had to prove that he was physically without flaw.

If he was having problems finding a virtuous mate, fault more likely lay in a character flaw than his looks - as Katie had so often implied.

But there is another flaw within ` naked ape ' type arguments.

The omission of a specific scheme to address generalized blight constitutes a major flaw in the proposed compensation package.

Despite this flaw, however, Amistad still provides a powerful indictment of slavery, and brilliantly conveys the horrors of the slave trade.

In other words has the virtuous love of his family become disproportionate, a heroic virtue twisted into a tragic flaw?

The sharp eyed among you might have noticed a gaping flaw in this 1812 engraving by J. Greig.

The need to tighten every nut yourself is an understandable flaw among creatives.