1. Noun
Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
2. Noun
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.
3. Verb
To fail; to become deficient.
4. Verb
To injure; to damage.
5. Noun
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"
Vocabulary classified under Environmental science
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