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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
defect
1. an imperfection in a bodily system (Freq. 2)
- visual defects
- this device permits detection of defects in the lungs
• Hypernyms:
imperfection, imperfectness
• Hyponyms:
myelatelia, birth defect, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder, congenital abnormality
2. a failing or deficiency (Freq. 2)
- that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information
• Syn:
shortcoming
• Hypernyms:
disadvantage
3. an imperfection in an object or machine (Freq. 1)
- a flaw caused the crystal to shatter
- if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer
• Syn:
fault, flaw
• Derivationally related forms:
flaw (for: flaw), faulty (for: fault)
• Hypernyms:
imperfection, imperfectness
• Hyponyms:
blister, bug, glitch, hole
4. a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) (Freq. 1)
- a facial blemish
• Syn:
blemish, mar
• Derivationally related forms:
mar (for: mar), blemish (for: blemish)
• Hypernyms:
appearance, visual aspect
• Hyponyms:
birthmark, nevus, chatter mark, check, chip,
crack, dent, ding, gouge, nick, mole,
scratch, scrape, scar, mark, burn, burn mark,
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch,
slur, stigma, wart, verruca, whitehead, milium,
blackhead, comedo
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
- If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot
• Syn:
desert
• Derivationally related forms:
desertion (for: desert), deserter (for: desert), defection, defector
• Hypernyms:
flee, fly, take flight
• Hyponyms:
rat
• Entailment:
protest, resist, dissent
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
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