Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dent | Yes | No | Yes | No |
defect | Yes | No | Yes | No |
dent (noun) | defect (noun) |
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an impression in a surface (as made by a blow) | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening) | a failing or deficiency |
a depression scratched or carved into a surface | an imperfection in an object or machine |
an imperfection in a bodily system |
dent (verb) | defect (verb) |
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make a depression into | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army |