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Best answers for Defect – Crossword Clue


Answer: fault


Clue Length Answer
Defect3 letterswen
  1. Definition: 1. a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked

Defect3 lettersrat
  1. Definition: 1. any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse

Defect3 lettersbug
  1. Definition: 1. annoy persistently; "The children teased the boy because of his stammer"

Defect3 letterssty
  1. Definition: 1. a pen for swine

Defect4 letterssnag
  1. Definition: 1. an unforeseen obstacle

Defect4 lettersvice
  1. Definition: 1. a specific form of evildoing; "vice offends the moral standards of the community"

Defect4 letterswelt
  1. Definition: 1. a raised or strengthened seam

Defect4 lettersweal
  1. Definition: 1. a raised mark on the skin (as produced by the blow of a whip); characteristic of many allergic reactions

Defect4 letterswarp
  1. Definition: 1. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

Defect4 lettersspot
  1. Definition: 1. a mark on a die or on a playing card (shape depending on the suit)

Defect4 letterswart
  1. Definition: 1. (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus

Defect4 letterswale
  1. Definition: 1. thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship

Defect4 letterssign
  1. Definition: 1. a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened); "he showed signs of strain"; "they welcomed the signs of spring"

Defect4 lettersscab
  1. Definition: 1. form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab"

Defect4 lettersflaw
  1. Definition: 1. an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness

Defect4 lettersscar
  1. Definition: 1. an indication of damage

Defect4 lettersrift
  1. Definition: 1. a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations"

Defect4 letterswant
  1. Definition: 1. feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"

Defect5 lettersstain
  1. Definition: 1. produce or leave stains; "Red wine stains the table cloth"

Defect5 lettersfault
  1. Definition: 1. responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"

Defect5 letterstrack
  1. Definition: 1. a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc; "he played the first cut on the cd"; "the title track of the album"

Defect5 letterstwist
  1. Definition: 1. a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Defect5 letterserror
  1. Definition: 1. Mistake

Defect5 letterssplit
  1. Definition: 1. a promised or claimed share of loot or money; "he demanded his split before they disbanded"

Defect5 letterstaint
  1. Definition: 1. the state of being contaminated

Defect5 letterslapse
  1. Definition: 1. let slip; "He lapsed his membership"

Defect6 lettersswitch
  1. Definition: 1. flog with or as if with a flexible rod

Defect6 lettersglitch
  1. Definition: 1. a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine

Defect6 lettersrenege
  1. Definition: 1. the mistake of not following suit when able to do so

Defect6 letterssecede
  1. Definition: 1. withdraw from an organization or communion; "After the break up of the Soviet Union, many republics broke away"

Defect7 lettersscratch
  1. Definition: 1. dry mash for poultry

Defect7 lettersproblem
  1. Definition: 1. a source of difficulty; "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"

Defect7 letterspustule

    Defect7 lettersrun-out

      Defect7 lettersvesicle

        Defect7 lettersfailing
        1. Definition: 1. judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students"

        Defect7 lettersdemerit
        1. Definition: 1. the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

        Defect7 lettersblemish
        1. Definition: 1. Imperfect

        Defect7 lettersmisdeed
        1. Definition: 1. improper or wicked or immoral behavior

        Defect7 lettersfailure
        1. Definition: 1. an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

        Defect7 letterssymptom
        1. Definition: 1. anything that accompanies X and is regarded as an indication of X's existence

        Defect7 letterstrouble
        1. Definition: 1. an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"

        Defect8 letterspull-out

          Defect8 lettersomission
          1. Definition: 1. any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

          Defect8 lettersrenegade
          1. Definition: 1. having deserted a cause or principle; "some provinces had proved recreant"; "renegade supporters of the usurper"

          Defect8 letterswalk-out

            Defect8 letterssyndrome
            1. Definition: 1. a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"

            Defect8 letterssickness
            1. Definition: 1. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

            Defect8 lettersweakness
            1. Definition: 1. the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"

            Defect8 letterssell-out

              Defect8 lettersdrawback
              1. Definition: 1. the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

              Defect8 lettersshortage
              1. Definition: 1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"

              Defect9 lettersweak-link

                Defect9 lettersprivation
                1. Definition: 1. act of depriving someone of food or money or rights; "nutritional privation"; "deprivation of civil rights"

                Defect10 lettersbreakranks

                  Defect10 lettersseekasylum

                    Defect10 lettersweak-point

                      Defect11 lettersshortcoming

                        Defect12 lettersimperfection
                        1. Definition: 1. the state or an instance of being imperfect

                        Defect15 lettersstrawberry-mark


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