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8-Letter Words That Start With: DEFE

There are 15 8-letter words, 0 8-letter phrases and 0 8-letter abbr's that start with DEFE.

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defected8
15 verb, nounv, n
noun

• an imperfection in a bodily system

• a failing or deficiency

• an imperfection in an object or machine

• a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)

verb

• desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

defenced8
15 verbv
Valid word for Scrabble US
defecate8
14 verbv
verb

• have a bowel movement

defector8
14 nounn
noun

• a person who abandons their duty (as on a military post)

defences8
14 nounn
noun

• (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

• (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring

• the defendant and his legal advisors collectively

• an organization of defenders that provides resistance against attack

• the speech act of answering an attack on your assertions

• the justification for some act or belief

• a structure used to defend against attack

• a defendant's answer or plea denying the truth of the charges against him

• (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies

• protection from harm

• the act of defending someone or something against attack or injury

defended8
14 verbv
verb

• argue or speak in defense of

• be on the defensive; act against an attack

• protect against a challenge or attack

• fight against or resist strongly

• protect or fight for as a champion

• be the defense counsel for someone in a trial

• state or assert

defeated8
13 verbv
adjective

• beaten or overcome; not victorious

noun

• people who are defeated

adjective satellite

• disappointingly unsuccessful

defender8
13 nounn
noun

• a person who cares for persons or property

• a fighter who holds out against attack

deferred8
13 verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• hold back to a later time

• yield to another's wish or opinion

defensed8
13 verbv
Valid word for Scrabble US
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