flaw

About 2.25 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A flake, fragment, or shiver.
2. noun A thin cake, as of ice.
3. noun A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.

   There is a flaw in that knife.

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

   a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute

5. noun An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
6. noun 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

7. verb To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
8. verb To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.

Similar words

blemish fault defect chink hack slit crack gash cut rift

Often followed by

in of is that or was and size which

Word family

flawed flawing flaws