The difference between Flaw and Minus
When used as nouns, flaw means a flake, fragment, or shiver, whereas minus means a minus sign (−).
When used as verbs, flaw means to add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective, whereas minus means to subtract.
Minus is also preposition with the meaning: without.
Minus is also adjective with the meaning: negative.
check bellow for the other definitions of Flaw and Minus
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Flaw as a noun (obsolete):
A flake, fragment, or shiver.
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Flaw as a noun (obsolete):
A thin cake, as of ice.
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Flaw as a noun:
A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.
Examples:
"There is a flaw in that knife."
"That vase has a flaw."
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Flaw as a noun (in particular):
A defect, fault, or imperfection, especially one that is hidden. An inclusion, stain, or other defect of a diamond or other gemstone.
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Flaw as a noun (legal):
A defect or error in a contract or other document which may make the document invalid or ineffective.
Examples:
"a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute"
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Flaw as a verb (transitive):
To add a flaw to, to make imperfect or defective.
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Flaw as a verb (intransitive):
To become imperfect or defective; to crack or break.
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Flaw as a noun:
A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
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Flaw as a noun:
A storm of short duration.
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Flaw as a noun:
A sudden burst of noise and disorder
Examples:
"synonyms: tumult uproar quarrel"
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Minus as a preposition (informal):
Without.
Examples:
"I walked out minus my coat''."
"synonyms: lacking without"
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Minus as a preposition (mathematics):
less; reduced by.
Examples:
"seven minus two is five"
"ant plus"
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Minus as an adjective (mathematics):
Negative.
Examples:
"a minus number"
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Minus as an adjective:
On the negative part of a scale.
Examples:
"minus seven degrees"
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Minus as an adjective (postpositive):
Ranking just below a designated rating.
Examples:
"He got a grade of B minus for his essay."
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Minus as a noun (mathematics):
A minus sign (−).
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Minus as a noun (mathematics):
A negative quantity.
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Minus as a noun:
A downside or disadvantage.
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Minus as a verb (transitive, colloquial):
To subtract.