defect
defect is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment. Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know, Make use of every friend -- any every foe. Pope. Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal defects. Macaulay. See Fault.
- 2.To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] "Defected honor." Warner.
- 3.To injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.] Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- arrear
- birthmark
- blain
- blemish
- blobber
- blobber-lipped
- bloodshot
- blot
- blotch
- blubber
- blur
- break
- caret
- complete
- crude
- defalcation
- default
- defective
- deficiency
- deficient
- deficit
- deformity
- deterioration
- dirt
- discolored
- discontinuity
- disfigure
- disfigurement
- excrescence
- eyesore
- failing
- fall
- flaw
- freckle
- freckled
- gap
- going
- half
- halves
- hand
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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