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defect vs chip

chip vs defect

defect and chip both are nouns.

defect and chip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
defect Yes No Yes No
chip Yes No Yes No
As nouns, chip is a hyponym of defect; that is, chip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than defect:
  • defect: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
  • chip: a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
Other hyponyms of defect include birthmark, nevus, chatter mark, check, crack, dent, ding, gouge, nick, mole, mark, scar, scrape, scratch, burn, burn mark, blot, daub, slur, smear, smirch, smudge, spot, stigma, verruca, wart, milium, whitehead, blackhead, comedo.
defect (noun) chip (noun)
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) the act of chipping something
a failing or deficiency (golf) a low running approach shot
an imperfection in an object or machine electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
an imperfection in a bodily system a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
a piece of dried bovine dung
defect (verb) chip (verb)
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army break a small piece off from
break off (a piece from a whole)
form by chipping
cut a nick into
play a chip shot
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