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defect > 5 senses
NOUN	1	defect	An imperfection in a bodily system
	2	defect, shortcoming	A failing or deficiency
	3	defect, fault, flaw	An imperfection in a device or machine
	4	defect, blemish, mar	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
VERB	1	defect, desert	Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

defect > pronunciation
Sounds	dihfeh'kt; diy'fehkt
Rhymes	abject, affect, aftereffect, and 65 more rhymes in ehkt...

defect > noun 1, state
Meaning	An imperfection in a bodily system.
Examples	"visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
Broader	imperfection, imperfectness
Narrower	myelatelia; birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality

defect > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	A failing or deficiency.
Examples	"that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
Synonyms	shortcoming
Broader	disadvantage

defect > noun 3, state
Meaning	An imperfection in a device or machine.
Examples	"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
Synonyms	fault, flaw
Broader	imperfection, imperfectness
Narrower	bug, glitch; hole

defect > noun 4, attribute
Meaning	A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).
Synonyms	blemish, mar
Broader	appearance, visual aspect
Narrower	birthmark, nevus; chatter mark; check, chip; crack; dent, ding, gouge, nick; mole; scratch, scrape, scar, mark; burn, burn mark; smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur; stigma; wart, verruca; whitehead, milium; blackhead, comedo

defect > verb, social
Meaning	Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
Pattern	Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonyms	desert
Broader	flee, fly, take flight
Narrower	rat
Entails	protest, resist, dissent
Nouns	defection; defector; defection

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