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Flaw — Жанры ню метал Годы 1995 наши дни Страна … Википедия
flaw — [flɔː ǁ flɒː] noun [countable] 1. a mistake or weakness in a machine, system etc that prevents it from working correctly: flaw in • The drought exposed a serious flaw in the dam. • Investigators believe that a design flaw (= mistake or weakness… … Financial and business terms
flaw — [flo: US flo:] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Perhaps from Old Norse flaga flat stone ; FLAG1] 1.) a mistake, mark, or weakness that makes something imperfect = ↑defect flaw in ▪ a flaw in the software serious/major/basic/minor etc flaw … Dictionary of contemporary English
Flaw — (fl[add]), n. [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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaw — [ flɔ ] noun count a mistake or fault in something that makes it useless or less effective: There are serious flaws in the way we train our teachers. fatal flaw (=that makes something completely useless or wrong): What you ve just said is the… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
flaw — flaw·less; flaw; flaw·less·ly; flaw·less·ness; … English syllables
flaw — flaw1 [flô] n. [ME, a flake, scale, splinter, prob. < or akin to ON flaga, thin layer: for IE base see FLAKE1] 1. a break, scratch, crack, etc. that spoils something; blemish [a flaw in a diamond] 2. a defect; fault; error [a flaw in a legal… … English World dictionary
Flaw — Flaw, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flawed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flawing}.] 1. To crack; to make flaws in. [1913 Webster] The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
flaw|y — flaw|y1 «FL ee», adjective. having flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty. ╂[< flaw1 + y1] flaw|y2 «FL ee», adjective. coming in gusts, as wind. ╂[< flaw … Useful english dictionary
flaw — I noun blemish, blot, breach, crack, defacement, defect, deficiency, deformity, demerit, disfigurement, error, failing, failure, fault, foible, frailty, gap, imperfection, imperfectness, inferiority, infirmity, injury, limitation, loophole,… … Law dictionary
flaw — n defect, *blemish Analogous words: cleaving or cleavage, riving, splitting or split, rending or rent, ripping or rip, tearing or tear (see corresponding verbs at TEAR) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
