6 Letters
4 Consonants
2 Vowels
2 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use defect as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
About Defect
A 2 syllables noun and 6 letters with the letters c, d, e, f, and t, 4 consonants, 2 vowels and 2 syllables with the middle letters fe. Defect starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters d, de, def, defe, defec, and the ending characters are t, ct, ect, fect, efect, ..
Definition
A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body); "a facial blemish"
Origin/Roots
Middle French
School Grade
Defect is set as a grade seven word that starts with d, ends with t, 2 syllables, 2 vowels and 6 letters.
Scrabble
Is defect a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Defect in Pig Latin is said as "efectday or efectdway".
Unigram
d | e | f | e | c | t
Bigram
de | ef | fe | ec | ct
Trigram
def | efe | fec | ect
Quadrigram
defe | efec | fect
Word Gram
Noun Examples
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body);
"a facial blemish"
a failing or deficiency;
"that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
an imperfection in a bodily system;
"visual defects";
"this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
an imperfection in a device or machine;
"if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
Verb Examples
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army;
"If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Defect"

There are 859 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to defect.

SynonymDefinition
Abandonthe trait of lacking restraint or control
freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
Abandonmentwithdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility
"his abandonment of his wife and children left them penniless"
Abnormalitybehavior that breaches the rule or etiquette or custom or morality
Abradestrike against an object
"She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken"
Abrasionthe wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice
Acidstreet name for lysergic acid diethylamide
Acute Disease
Affectiona positive feeling of liking
"he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"
"the child won everyone''s heart"
Affectionatenessa quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love
Afflictiona cause of great suffering and distress

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Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from defect.

Anagram Definition
Defecta mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body)
"a facial blemish"

View English words with the unique letters used in defect. Words With The Letters Cdeft

Derives

Defect derives from 10 words.

Word Definition
Blemisha mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body)
"a facial blemish"
Defacedeface a building facade, for example
Deflowermake imperfect
"nothing marred her beauty"
Disfiguremar or spoil the appearance of
"scars defaced her cheeks"
"The vandals disfigured the statue"
Flawdefect or weakness in a person''s character
"he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
Impairmake worse or less effective
"His vision was impaired"
Mara mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person''s body)
"a facial blemish"
Spoilthe act of stripping and taking by force
Spotan act that brings discredit to the person who does it
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Vitiatetake away the legal force of or render ineffective
"invalidate as a contract"

Hypernyms

Defect has 2 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Appearancethe act of appearing in public view
"the rookie made a brief appearance in the first period"
"it was Bernhardt''s last appearance in America"
Visual Aspect

Hyponyms

There are 29 hyponyms for defect

Word Definition
Birthmarka blemish on the skin formed before birth
Blackheada black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Blotan act that brings discredit to the person who does it;
"he made a huge blot on his copybook"
Burndamage inflicted by burning
Burn Mark
Chatter Mark
Checkthe act of inspecting or verifying;
"they made a check of their equipment";
"the pilot ran through the check-out procedure"
Chipthe act of chipping something
Comedoa black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin
Crackthe act of cracking something

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The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word defect.

Is defect a scrabble word or can you use defect in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 188140 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 138954 games. This 6 letter 12 point scrabble word can be rearranged 360 ways. What other words can be made with the letters c, d, e, f, and t? There's 5 with 8 letters or less with the letters c, d, e, f, and t. Here is a list of 5 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Defect (6 letters) 12 13 defect
Defecate (8 letters) 14 +2 15 +2 defecate
Affected (8 letters) 17 +5 18 +5 affected
Effected (8 letters) 17 +5 18 +5 effected
Faceted (7 letters) 13 +1 14 +1 acdeeft





     

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