Definition of defect

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Defect (n.) 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..

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Reordain :: Reordain (v. t.) To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered defective..
Redhibition :: Redhibition (n.) The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the article sold, on account of some defect..
Doubt :: Doubt (v. i.) A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation..
Valid :: Valid (a.) Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth; capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid argument; a valid objection..
Acrotism :: Acrotism (n.) Lack or defect of pulsation.
Round :: Round (a.) Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt; finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with reference to their style..
Inadequacy :: Inadequacy (n.) The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient; defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.
Faultless :: Faultless (a.) Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a faultless poem..
Halt :: Halt (a.) To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.
Defective :: Defective (a.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb..
Defectuosity :: Defectuosity (n.) Great imperfection.
Rehibition :: Rehibition (n.) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand..
Contrast :: Contrast (v. t.) To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show the differences between, or the comparative excellences and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past..
Thick Wind :: Thick wind () A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema..
Stammerer :: Stammer (n.) Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter..
Rotten :: Rotten (a.) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous; unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone..
Badigeon :: Badigeon (n.) A cement or paste (as of plaster and freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors, builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover defects, or finish a surface..
Indefective :: Indefective (a.) Not defective; perfect; complete.
Blemish :: Blemish (v. t.) To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make defective, either the body or mind..
Blind :: Blind (a.) Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects..
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