Word "DEFECT" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army
Synonyms:
desert

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Synonyms:
blemish, mar

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
an imperfection in an object or machine
Synonyms:
fault, flaw
Examples:
if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer

Crossword Clues for DEFECT

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Clue Source Date
Flaw (6) Mirror Quick 22 Aug 2025
Change sides by mistake (6) Mirror Cryptic 22 Aug 2025
Flaw Commuter 29 Jul 2025
Mistake to swap allegiance (6)
Flaw (6) Mirror Quick 15 Jul 2025
Change sides by mistake (6) Mirror Cryptic 15 Jul 2025
Fault, imperfection (6) Puzzler 14 Jul 2025
Reason for a recall Family Time 13 Jul 2025
Flaw Thomas Joseph 04 Jul 2025
A flaw or imperfection in something (6)
Want to come over?
To change sides is something wrong
Desert by mistake (6)
Flaw Mirror Quick 29 May 2025
Change sides by mistake Mirror Cryptic 29 May 2025
Fault (6) The Telegraph Quick 09 May 2025
Shortcoming of French fighter etc. when reviewed (6)
Flaw to change sides (6)
Manufacturing flaw Commuter 21 Mar 2025
Failing to go to the opposite side (6)
To go over to the enemy side is a fault (6)
Leave the country, there's something wrong (6)
To desert to the enemy is a fault (6)
Flaw Mirror Quick 18 Feb 2025
Change sides by mistake Mirror Cryptic 18 Feb 2025
It's wrong to change sides (6)
Flaw The Times Concise 05 Feb 2025
The fault is to change sides (6)
With time becoming fine, discover flaw (6)
Go over to the other side? That's a mistake The Times Quick Cryptic 19 Dec 2024
Abandon one's country, given imperfection (6)
Failing to cross over (6)
Feed T.C.! There's something wrong with him! (6)
A dreadfully cheap kind of Native American (6)
If you will change sides, that's your fault
Failing desert (6)
Rebel Conservative comes in for attack initially during debacle The Telegraph Cryptic 11 Oct 2024
Warranty-wielder's complaint
It's a fault to go over to the other side (6)
TC is given a feed but there's something wrong with it
Fed up with working etc. That's what's wrong (6)
Fed up drilling, etc., desert (6)
Desert to the other side (6) The Guardian Quick 30 Jul 2024
Change sides? That's a fault The Times Cryptic 23 Jul 2024
Clever to take in European Community and change allegiance (6)
Swap sides; flaw (6)
Betray a failing
It's a flaw that will make one go over to the enemy (6)
Go over a fault
Go over to other side (6)
Failing to change sides (6) Puzzler Cryptic 31 May 2024
Agitated confederates lose their reason and turn traitor?
A flaw (6)
To desert is a failing (6)
Spot in desert (6)
Are not loyal to a fault! (6)
A fault; to change allegiance (6)
To transfer allegiance is a blemish (6)
Face Ted without a fault! (6)
Flaw, fault (6)
Change sides Mirror Tea Time 26 Feb 2024
To become a turncoat show a blemish (6)
Official notice to a driver
Change sides and it's your fault
Go over to the Russians? That's a mistake The Times Quick Cryptic 12 Feb 2024
Expert touring city in desert The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Feb 2024
Expert touring city in desert (6)
Flaw Mirror Quick 31 Dec 2023
Change sides by mistake Mirror Cryptic 31 Dec 2023
Reason for a product recall, maybe
Product imperfection Newsday 26 Dec 2023
Fault and default
Change sides by mistake Mirror Cryptic 17 Dec 2023
Flaw Mirror Quick 17 Dec 2023
Failing to change sides The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Jun 2023
Flaw Thomas Joseph 08 Feb 2023
Desert bug The Telegraph Cryptic 05 Dec 2022
Shortcoming LA Times Daily 27 Oct 2022
Desert feed involved hollowed-out coconut The Guardian Cryptic 07 Sep 2022
Flaw Thomas Joseph 31 Aug 2022
Change sides? That's weakness The Telegraph Cryptic 10 Aug 2022
Flaw The Telegraph Quick 22 Jun 2022
Radical shock treatment is failing The Times Cryptic 03 Jun 2022
Rebel's imperfection
City bores showing skill in desert The Guardian Cryptic 27 Apr 2022
Shortcoming The Guardian Quick 09 Mar 2022
Go over weakness The Times Cryptic 02 Feb 2022
Lack of excellent treatment
Seconds sale feature Wall Street Journal 24 Nov 2021
Imperfection Premier Sunday 01 Aug 2021
Shortcoming Premier Sunday 13 Jun 2021
Go over imperfection
Fed up with European Commission? Time to change allegiance The Telegraph Cryptic 03 Mar 2021
Flaw Wall Street Journal 10 Nov 2020
Flaw The Sun Two Speed 10 Aug 2020
Failing to change sides The Sun Two Speed 10 Aug 2020
Abandon one's country in favour of an opposing one Irish Times Simplex 08 Aug 2020
Flaw The Telegraph Quick 20 Jul 2020
Failing to cross over desert
Flaw, imperfection Irish Times Simplex 06 Jun 2020
'Brill' old form of therapy? There's something wrong here The Telegraph Cryptic 04 Jun 2020
Abandon fault
Mistake to turn traitor
Fed up with English court inadequacy The Telegraph Toughie 08 Apr 2020
Abandon cause that shows flaw
Failing, move treacherously from side to side
To abandon the cause shows weakness
Failing to change sides
Side with the enemy failing The Telegraph Cryptic 01 Sep 2019
Go over to the enemy – there's something wrong
Join the enemy of imperfection
Deficiency in desert The Telegraph Cryptic 09 Nov 2018
Bug LA Times Daily 20 Oct 2018
Bug The Washington Post 20 Oct 2018
Imperfection New York Times 04 Apr 2018
Failing to change sides
Bug
Imperfection
Fail to pay for blunder
A mistake to change sides?
Want to change sides
Failing to change sides
Flaw in two notes on city in paper
Flaw The Guardian Quick 07 Apr 2017
Fault or default
Mistake to cross over to the other side
Cause for a recall USA Today 19 Nov 2016
Desert bug The Telegraph Cryptic 26 Apr 2016
It is a mistake to change sides
Imperfection Newsday 20 Dec 2015
To change sides is a fault
Go over blemish The Times Cryptic 04 Aug 2015
Something wrong? Give therapy to three successive characters The Telegraph Toughie 28 Jul 2015
Desert spot
An irregularity to leave one's country
Flaw Thomas Joseph 02 Jun 2015
Quick and skilful to conceal EC shortcoming
Imperfection
To go over to the enemy is a fault
Failing to cross over to the other side
City in skilful switch to other side
Markdown reason
Failing to change sides
Reason for a merchandise return
Switch sides
Blemish
Flaw
Bug
Bug
Flaw
Imperfection
Imperfection
Switch sides
Cause for a recall
Go over weakness
Fly in the ointment
Blemish
Recall reason
Hole.
Flaw.
Assembly line's screw-up
Desert
Switch sides
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