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Rehibition :: Rehibition (n.) The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the ground of defect or frand..

Escape :: Escape (n.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation..

Clear :: Clear (superl.) Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as, a clear complexion; clear lumber..

Dichromic :: Dichromic (a.) Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision, in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two elements instead of three..

Lame :: Lame (superl.) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury, defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a lame leg, arm, or muscle..

Defect :: 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..

Amnesia :: Amnesia (n.) Forgetfulness; also, a defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place of those he wishes to employ..

Flaw :: Flaw (n.) A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute..

Stammerer :: Stammer (n.) Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of utterance; a stutter..

Malady :: Malady (n.) A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Inexertion :: Inexertion (n.) Want of exertion; want of effort; defect of action; indolence; laziness.

Defectuosity :: Defectuosity (n.) Great imperfection.

Weakness :: Weakness (n.) That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a fault; a defect.

Unwise :: Unwise (a.) Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures..

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..

Failure :: Failure (n.) Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops..

Halt :: Halt (a.) To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.

Lambdacism :: Lambdacism (n.) A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled, which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y, similar to that of the letters lli in billion..

Meagre :: Meagre (a.) Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence of imagery..

Metacism :: Metacism (n.) A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use of it..

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