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flawed

/flɔd/

Meanings
adjective
Having a flaw or imperfection.

Examples :

"Flawed diamonds are generally not used in jewellery."
quality character aspect

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Illustration flaw

flaw noun

/ˈflɔː/ /ˈflɔ/

A flake, fragment, or shiver.

"The plaster ceiling had a small flaw, a tiny flake of white paint that had chipped off. "

Illustration not

not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

Illustration imperfection

imperfection noun

/ɪmpɚˈfɛkʃən/

Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.

"You can accept your imperfection or try to improve."

Illustration having

having verb

/ˈhævɪŋ/

To possess, own.

"I have a house and a car."

Illustration in

in noun

/ɪn/ /ən/ /ɘn/

A position of power or influence, or a way to get it.

"His parents got him an in with the company."

Illustration a

a noun

/æɪ/ /eɪ/ /ə/ /ɔ/

The name of the Latin script letter A/a.

"My teacher wrote the letter "a" on the board to demonstrate its shape. "

Illustration jewellery

jewellery noun

/ˈdʒuːlɹi/

Collectively, personal ornamentation such as rings, necklaces, brooches and bracelets, made of precious metals and sometimes set with gemstones.

"She had more jewellery ornamented about her than any three ladies needed."

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diamonds noun

/ˈdaɪ(ə)məndz/

A glimmering glass-like mineral that is an allotrope of carbon in which each atom is surrounded by four others in the form of a tetrahedron.

"The saw is coated with diamond."

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are noun

/ɛə/ /ɛəɹ/

An accepted (but deprecated and rarely used) SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres, or a former unit of approximately the same extent. Symbol: a.

"The old blueprints for the house used the are as a unit of measurement. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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generally adverb

/d͡ʒɛn.əɹ.ə.li/

Popularly or widely.

"It is generally known that the Earth is round."