| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| defaced | imp. & past participle | of Deface |
| defacer | noun | One who, or that which, defaces or disfigures. |
| defamed | imp. & past participle | of Defame |
| defamer | noun | One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator. |
| default | noun | A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this evil has happened through the governor’s default., Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or wisdom., A neglect of, or failure to take, some step necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of jurors, witnesses, etc., To fail in duty; to offend., To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty., To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default., To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to omit; as, to default a dividend., To call a defendant or other party whose duty it is to be present in court, and make entry of his default, if he fails to appear; to enter a default against., To leave out of account; to omit. |
| defence | noun & verb t. | See Defense., The act of defending, or the state of being defended; protection, as from violence or danger., That which defends or protects; anything employed to oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain security; a guard; a protection., Protecting plea; vindication; justification., The defendant’s answer or plea; an opposing or denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff’s or prosecutor’s case; the method of proceeding adopted by the defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff’s action., Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy; practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc., Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. |
| defense | noun | Alt. of Defence, To furnish with defenses; to fortify. |
| defiant | adjective | Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or act. |
| deficit | noun | Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a deficit in taxes, revenue, etc. |
| defiled | imp. & past participle | of Defile |
| defiler | noun | One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which pollutes. |
| defined | imp. & past participle | of Define |
| definer | noun | One who defines or explains. |
| deflate | verb t. | To reduce from an inflated condition. |
| deflect | verb t. | To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often deflected., To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line, or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve. |
| deflour | verb t. | To deprive of flowers., To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the choicest ornament., To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to ravish; also, to seduce. |
| deforce | verb | To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a freehold., To resist the execution of the law; to oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his duty. |
| defraud | verb t. | To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a servant, or a creditor, or the state; — with of before the thing taken or withheld. |
| defunct | adjective | Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased., A dead person; one deceased. |
| defying | present participle & vb. noun | of Defy |