Words Containing DEF
Here's the list of all the 616 Words Containing DEF in the English Language.
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| default | 1. loss due to not showing up 2. act of failing to meet a financial obligation More Definitions → |
| defined | 1. showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary 2. clearly characterized or delimited More Definitions → |
| definition | 1. a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol 2. clarity of outline More Definitions → |
| defense | 1. (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies 2. protection from harm More Definitions → |
| define | 1. determine the essential quality of 2. give a definition for the meaning of a word More Definitions → |
| definitely | 1. without question and beyond doubt More Definitions → |
| defence | 1. (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires 2. (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring More Definitions → |
| defendant | 1. a person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law; the person being sued or accused More Definitions → |
| undefined | 1. not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished More Definitions → |
| defining | 1. any process serving to define the shape of something More Definitions → |
| defend | 1. argue or speak in defense of 2. be on the defensive; act against an attack More Definitions → |
| defeat | 1. win a victory over 2. thwart the passage of More Definitions → |
| deficit | 1. the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required 2. a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning More Definitions → |
| deferred | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
| defensive | 1. an attitude of defensiveness 2. attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing More Definitions → |
| defect | 1. an imperfection in a bodily system 2. a failing or deficiency More Definitions → |
| definitive | 1. clearly defined or formulated 2. of recognized authority or excellence More Definitions → |
| defeated | 1. people who are defeated 2. beaten or overcome; not victorious More Definitions → |
| deficiency | 1. the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable 2. lack of an adequate quantity or number More Definitions → |
| defective | 1. having a defect 2. markedly subnormal in structure or function or intelligence or behavior More Definitions → |
| defending | 1. attempting to or designed to prevent an opponent from winning or scoring More Definitions → |
| definite | 1. precise; explicit and clearly defined 2. known for certain More Definitions → |
| defender | 1. a person who cares for persons or property 2. a fighter who holds out against attack More Definitions → |
| deficient | 1. inadequate in amount or degree 2. falling short of some prescribed norm More Definitions → |
| deformation | 1. a change for the worse 2. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it More Definitions → |
| defiance | 1. intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude 2. a hostile challenge More Definitions → |
| indefinitely | 1. to an indefinite extent; for an indefinite time More Definitions → |
| immunodeficiency | 1. immunological disorder in which some part of the body's immune system is inadequate and resistance to infectious diseases is reduced More Definitions → |
| indefinite | 1. not decided or not known 2. vague or not clearly defined or stated More Definitions → |
| defer | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
| redefine | 1. give a new or different definition to 2. give a new or different definition of (a word) More Definitions → |
| defamation | 1. a false accusation of an offense or a malicious misrepresentation of someone's words or actions 2. an abusive attack on a person's character or good name More Definitions → |
| defy | 1. resist or confront with resistance 2. elude, especially in a baffling way More Definitions → |
| deflection | 1. a twist or aberration; especially a perverse or abnormal way of judging or acting 2. the amount by which a propagating wave is bent More Definitions → |
| defiant | 1. boldly resisting authority or an opposing force More Definitions → |
| deformed | 1. so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly More Definitions → |
| deforestation | 1. the state of being clear of trees 2. the removal of trees More Definitions → |
| defunct | 1. no longer in force or use; inactive 2. having ceased to exist or live More Definitions → |
| defamatory | 1. (used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign More Definitions → |
| deferral | 1. a state of abeyance or suspended business 2. act of putting off to a future time More Definitions → |
| undefeated | 1. victorious More Definitions → |
| deference | 1. a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard 2. courteous regard for people's feelings More Definitions → |
| definable | 1. capable of being defined, limited, or explained More Definitions → |
| redefinition | 1. the act of giving a new definition More Definitions → |
| deflation | 1. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind 2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices More Definitions → |
| defrost | 1. make or become free of frost or ice More Definitions → |
| deflect | 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off 2. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest More Definitions → |
| defibrillator | 1. an electronic device that administers an electric shock of preset voltage to the heart through the chest wall in an attempt to restore the normal rhythm of the heart during ventricular fibrillation More Definitions → |
| defray | 1. bear the expenses of More Definitions → |
| deformity | 1. an affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed 2. an appearance that has been spoiled or is misshapen More Definitions → |
| defied | 1. resist or confront with resistance 2. elude, especially in a baffling way More Definitions → |
| deferment | 1. act of putting off to a future time More Definitions → |
| defensively | 1. in an apologetic and defensive manner 2. in a defensive manner More Definitions → |
| deflated | 1. brought low in spirit More Definitions → |
| defraud | 1. deprive of by deceit More Definitions → |
| defensible | 1. capable of being defended More Definitions → |
| deftly | 1. with dexterity; in a dexterous manner 2. in a deft manner More Definitions → |
| deft | 1. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands More Definitions → |
| deflector | 1. a device intended to turn aside the flow of something (water or air or smoke etc) More Definitions → |
| defiantly | 1. in a rebellious manner More Definitions → |
| defamer | 1. one who attacks the reputation of another by slander or libel More Definitions → |
| defuse | 1. remove the triggering device from More Definitions → |
| deflate | 1. collapse by releasing contained air or gas 2. release contained air or gas from More Definitions → |
| defenseless | 1. lacking protection or support 2. having no protecting or concealing cover More Definitions → |
| defection | 1. withdrawing support or help despite allegiance or responsibility 2. the state of having rejected your religious beliefs for your political party or a cause (often in favor of opposing beliefs or causes) More Definitions → |
| deferring | 1. hold back to a later time 2. yield to another's wish or opinion More Definitions → |
| defiled | 1. morally blemished; stained or impure More Definitions → |
| deforest | 1. remove the trees from More Definitions → |
| indefensible | 1. (of theories etc) incapable of being defended or justified 2. not able to be protected against attack More Definitions → |
| defame | 1. charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name and reputation of someone More Definitions → |
| deflator | 1. a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars More Definitions → |
| defroster | 1. heater that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a refrigerator or the wings of an airplane) More Definitions → |
| deform | 1. make formless 2. twist and press out of shape More Definitions → |
| defile | 1. place under suspicion or cast doubt upon 2. make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically More Definitions → |
| defibrillation | 1. treatment by stopping fibrillation of heart muscles (usually by electric shock delivered by a defibrillator) More Definitions → |
| defloration | 1. an act that despoils the innocence or beauty of something 2. the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse) More Definitions → |
| deface | 1. mar or spoil the appearance of More Definitions → |
| indefatigable | 1. showing sustained enthusiastic action with unflagging vitality More Definitions → |
| defoliation | 1. the loss of foliage 2. causing the leaves of trees and other plants to fall off (as by the use of chemicals) More Definitions → |
| defector | 1. a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post) More Definitions → |
| defusing | 1. the act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb) More Definitions → |
| deferential | 1. showing deference More Definitions → |
| defilement | 1. the state of being polluted More Definitions → |
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