Dictionary Check: defect
"defect" is a valid word!
Scrabble
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Words with Friends
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Definition
noun
an imperfection in a bodily system
Example:
"visual defects"
noun
a failing or deficiency
Example:
"that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
noun
an imperfection in an object or machine
Example:
"a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"
noun
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Example:
"a facial blemish"
verb
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
Example:
"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
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