DEFAULT
DEFAULT, noun1. A failing, or failure; an omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governors defa...
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DEFAULTED
DEFAULTED, participle passive1. Called out of court, as a defendant or his cause.2.adjective Having defect.
DEFAULTER
DEFAULTER, noun1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court when called.2. One who fails to perform a public duty; particularly, one who fails to account for publi...
DEFAULTING
DEFAULTING, participle present tense1. Failing to fulfil a contract; delinquent.2. Failing to perform a duty or legal requirement; as a defaulting creditor.3. Calling out of cou...
DEFEASANCE
DEFEASANCE,, noun S as z.1. Literally, a defeating; a rendering null; the preventing of the operation of an instrument.2. In law, a condition, relating to a deed, which being pe...
DEFEASIBLE
DEFEASIBLE, adjective S as z. That may be defeated, or annulled; as a defeasible title; a defeasible estate.
DEFEASIBLENESS
DEFEASIBLENESS, noun The quality of being defeasible.
DEFEAT
DEFEAT, noun1. Overthrow; loss of battle; the check, rout, or destruction of an army by the victory of an enemy.2. Successful resistance; as the defeat of an attack.3. Frustrati...
DEFEATING
DEFEATING, participle present tense Vanquishing; subduing; opposing successfully; overthrowing; frustrating; disappointing; rendering null and void.
DEFEATURE
DEFEATURE, noun1. Change of feature.2. Overthrow; defeat.
DEFECATE
DEFECATE, verb transitive [Latin Dregs.]1. To purify; to refine; to clear from dregs or impurities; to clarify; as, to defecate liquor.2. To purify from admixture; to clear; to ...
DEFECATED
DEFECATED, participle passive Purtified; clarified; refined.
DEFECATING
DEFECATING, participle present tense Purifying; purging of lees or impurities.
DEFECATION
DEFECATION, noun The act of separating from lees or dregs; purification from impurities or foreign matter.
DEFECT
DEFECT, noun [Latin To fail; to make or do.]1. Want or absence of something necessary or useful towards perfection; fault; imperfection.Errors have been corrected, and defects s...
DEFECTIBILITY
DEFECTIBILITY, noun Deficiency; imperfection.
DEFECTIBLE
DEFECTIBLE, adjective Imperfect; deficient; wanting.
DEFECTION
DEFECTION, noun1. Want or failure of duty; particularly, a falling away; apostasy; the act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by allegiance or duty, or to whi...
DEFECTIVE
DEFECTIVE, adjective1. Wanting either in substance, quantity or quality, or in any thing necessary; imperfect; as a defective limb; defective timber; a defective copy or book; a...
DEFECTIVELY
DEFECTIVELY, adverb In a defective manner; imperfectly.
DEFECTIVENESS
DEFECTIVENESS, noun Want; the state of being imperfect; faultiness.
DEFECTUOSITY
DEFECTUOSITY, noun Defectiveness; faultiness.
DEFECTUOUS
DEFECTUOUS, adjective Full of defects.
DEFEDATION
DEFEDATION, noun Pollution.
DEFEND
DEFEND, verb transitive1. To drive from; to thrust back; hence, to deny; to repel a demand, charge, or accusation; to oppose; to resist; the effect of which is to maintain ones ...
DEFENDABLE
DEFENDABLE, adjective That may be defended.
DEFENDANT
DEFENDANT, adjective1. Defensive; proper for defense.2. Making defense; being in the character of a defendantDEFENDANT, noun1. He that defends against an assailant, or against t...