A fault or imperfection in a person or thing
de+fect
Shared component: fect · make; do
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fac
make; do
Related forms: fac · fact · fec · fect · fic · 128 words in this dictionary
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Shared components, not spelling prefixes(of an argument, theory, or statement) appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial.
fac+ile
Shared component: fac · make; do
One of the things that has an effect on a particular situation, decision, or event.
fact+or
Shared component: fact · make; do
The amount by which something, especially money, is too small or less than what is required.
de+fic+it
Shared component: fic · make; do
All the teachers in a particular university, college, or school
fac+ulty
Shared component: fac · make; do
to be enough or adequate for a purpose or to meet a need.
Shared component: fic · make; do
producing a large amount of something, such as fruit, offspring, or creative work.
proli+fic
Shared component: fic · make; do
A feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
af+fect+ion
Shared component: fect · make; do
producing the result that is wanted or intended; producing a successful result
ef+fect+ive
Shared component: fect · make; do
Working in a well-organized and competent way, without wasting time or resources.
ef+fic+ient
Shared component: fic · make; do
Made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally, especially as a copy of something natural.
arti+fic+ial
Shared component: fic · make; do
producing good or helpful results or effects
bene+fic+ial
Shared component: fic · make; do
The state of not having, or not having enough of, something that is essential
de+fic+iency
Shared component: fic · make; do
as much as is needed for a particular purpose; enough
suf+fic+ient
Shared component: fic · make; do
To make or produce something, especially in large quantities using machinery.
manu+fact+ure
Shared component: fact · make; do
Having a particular meaning; expressive or suggestive.
sign+i+fic+ant
Shared component: fic · make; do
Concerned only with what is obvious or apparent; not thorough or deep.
super+fic+ial
Shared component: fic · make; do
To produce a change in someone or something.
af+fect
Shared component: fect · make; do
a change that is caused by something; the result of an action or cause
ef+fect
Shared component: fect · make; do
To cause someone or something to have a disease or illness, often caused by bacteria or a virus.
in+fect
Shared component: fect · make; do
A small organized dissenting group within a larger one, especially in politics.
fact+ion
Shared component: fact · make; do
Having all the required or desirable elements, qualities, or characteristics; as good as it is possible to be.
per+fect
Shared component: fect · make; do
The ability, especially of a medicine or a method, to produce the desired result or effect.
effic+acy
Shared component: fic · make; do
A place, piece of equipment, or service provided for a particular purpose.
fac+il+ity
Shared component: fac · make; do
The process of infecting or the state of being infected, especially by disease-causing microorganisms.
in+fect+ion
Shared component: fect · make; do
a person who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
bene+factor
Shared component: fact · make; do
The quality of doing something well with no waste of time or money.
ef+fic+iency
Shared component: fic · make; do
Artificially created or developed; not natural or genuine.
fact+itious
Shared component: fact · make; do
(of a disease) able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another.
in+fect+ious
Shared component: fect · make; do
Very skilled and experienced in a particular activity or subject.
pro+fic+ient
Shared component: fic · make; do
a person or group who receives money, advantages, or property from someone else, especially as stated in a will or as a result of an insurance policy.
bene+fic+ary
Shared component: fic · make; do
An official document that states that a fact is true, especially one that shows someone has successfully completed a course of study or passed an examination.
cert+i+fic+ate
Shared component: fic · make; do
a company or person that makes goods in large quantities, especially in a factory.
manu+fact+urer
Shared component: fact · make; do
good enough for a particular purpose; acceptable.
satis+fact+ory
Shared component: fact · make; do
A thing that is known or proved to be true.
Shared component: fac · make; do
A room, set of rooms, or building where people work, usually at desks, doing administrative or professional work.
of+fic+e
Shared component: fic · make; do
A building or group of buildings where goods are manufactured or assembled chiefly by machine.
fact+ory
Shared component: fact · make; do
The vehicles that are moving along a road or street.
Shared component: fic · make; do
Behaving or speaking in a way that is not genuine or natural, in order to impress others.
af+fect+ed
Shared component: fect · make; do
relating to or inclined to form factions or cause dissension.
fact+ious
Shared component: fact · make; do
An employee who does all kinds of work.
fac+totum
Shared component: fac · make; do
Relating to a position of authority or a public body; authorized or approved.
of+fic+ial
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of abandoning one's country, political party, cause, or allegiance, especially in a way considered disloyal or treacherous.
de+fect+ion
Shared component: fect · make; do
Having a defect or flaw; imperfect or faulty.
de+fect+ive
Shared component: fect · make; do
Not having enough of a specified quality or ingredient; lacking or inadequate.
de+fic+ient
Shared component: fic · make; do
needing much effort or skill to do, deal with, or understand
Shared component: fic · make; do
To clean something using a substance that kills bacteria and germs.
dis+in+fect
Shared component: fect · make; do
an exact copy, especially of a document or a piece of art.
fac+simile
Shared component: fac · make; do
A large room in a monastery, college, or other institution, where meals are served and eaten.
re+fect+ory
Shared component: fect · make; do
the state or condition of being hard to do, deal with, or understand; trouble.
dif+ficult+y
Shared component: fic · make; do
A person who commits a crime or some other wrong.
male+factor
Shared component: fact · make; do
Causing or capable of causing harm or evil.
male+fic+ent
Shared component: fic · make; do
Very generous; giving or bestowing something in a very liberal manner.
mun+fic+ent
Shared component: fic · make; do
the state of being perfect or having no flaws
per+fect+ion
Shared component: fect · make; do
producing the desired result or effect; effective.
ef+fic+ious
Shared component: fic · make; do
the quality of being very generous with money
muni+fic+ence
Shared component: fic · make; do
a high degree of skill or expertise in a particular subject or activity
pro+fic+iency
Shared component: fic · make; do
The process or result of making a gas less dense, or the state of being rarefied.
rare+faction
Shared component: fac · make; do
The process of being united or made into a whole.
uni+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of informing someone about something, or a document, message, or sound that gives information.
not+ify+cation
Shared component: fic · make; do
A complex or unwelcome consequence of an action or event.
rami+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.
rat+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
the good feeling that you have when you have achieved something or when something that you wanted to happen does happen
satis+fact+ion
Shared component: fact · make; do
the importance or meaning of something
sign+i+fic+ance
Shared component: fic · make; do
The state of being unable to think clearly, usually because you are extremely tired, bored, or shocked.
stupe+fac+tion
Shared component: fac · make; do
to an adequate degree; enough.
suffici+ent+ly
Shared component: fic · make; do
The action or process of providing someone or something with an official document attesting to a status or level of achievement.
cert+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of correcting something or making something right.
rect+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
In a way that is large or important enough to be noticed or have an effect.
sign+i+fic+ant+ly
Shared component: fic · make; do
The process of making something holy or sacred.
sanct+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
A person who leaves their own country or group to join an opposing one, often for political reasons.
de+fect+or
Shared component: fect · make; do
An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus.
effect+or
Shared component: fect · make; do
(of a person, animal, or plant) having a disease caused by microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites.
in+fect+ed
Shared component: fect · make; do
Having the power or intention to bring about salvation or redemption.
salv+ific
Shared component: fic · make; do
a bet in which the person betting forecasts the first three finishers in a race in the correct order.
tri+fecta
Shared component: fect · make; do
(of a manner, behavior, or gesture) deliberately designed to impress or to appear sophisticated; pretentious.
affect+ing
Shared component: fect · make; do
Relating to moods, feelings, and attitudes.
af+fect+ive
Shared component: fect · make; do
a skilled maker or inventor; a craftsman or craftswoman.
arti+fic+er
Shared component: fic · make; do
Producing or able to produce the intended result; fully adequate.
effect+ual
Shared component: fect · make; do
relating to or being a factor or a factorial.
fact+or+ial
Shared component: fact · make; do
the process of selling a company's invoices to a third party at a discount, in order to receive immediate cash.
fact+or+ing
Shared component: fact · make; do
showing or giving honour or respect
honor+i+fic
Shared component: fic · make; do
Capable of causing infection; infectious.
in+fect+ive
Shared component: fect · make; do
made completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.
per+fect+ed
Shared component: fect · make; do
doing good or causing good to be done; kindly in action.
bene+fic+ent
Shared component: fic · make; do
Making something completely free from faults or defects, or as close to such a condition as possible.
per+fect+ing
Shared component: fect · make; do
Relating to or denoting an aspect of verbs, especially in Slavic languages, that expresses a completed action.
perfect+ive
Shared component: fect · make; do
a district under the government of a prefect, especially in france or japan.
prefect+ure
Shared component: fect · make; do
Past tense and past participle of 'sacrifice'. To give up something valuable or important for the sake of other considerations.
sacri+fic+ed
Shared component: fic · make; do
a substance that reduces the surface tension of a liquid, allowing it to spread more easily or form bubbles.
sur+fact+ant
Shared component: fact · make; do
in a way that relates to moods, feelings, and attitudes
affect+ive+ly
Shared component: fect · make; do
a donation or gift, especially one given for a charitable purpose.
bene+fact+ion
Shared component: fact · make; do
the quality or state of doing good or being kind
bene+fic+ence
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of making someone or something into a god.
dei+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
A place where goods are manufactured; a factory.
manu+fact+ory
Shared component: fact · make; do
Relating to, involving, or constituting a sacrifice.
sacri+fic+ial
Shared component: fic · make; do
The present participle and gerund of 'sacrifice'. Definition 1: To give up something valuable or important for the sake of other considerations.
sacri+fic+ing
Shared component: fic · make; do
an adequate amount of something; the state of having or providing enough.
suf+fic+iency
Shared component: fic · make; do
in a way that is made or produced by human beings rather than occurring naturally
arti+fic+ally
Shared component: fic · make; do
a woman who gives money or other help to a person or an organization such as a school or charity
bene+fact+ess
Shared component: fact · make; do
in a way that produces good or helpful results
bene+fic+ally
Shared component: fic · make; do
The action or process of arranging laws, rules, or principles into a systematic code or set.
cod+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
the quality of being extremely beautiful, impressive, or grand in appearance or style.
magn+fic+ence
Shared component: fic · make; do
Made in a factory from raw materials, especially in large quantities.
manu+fact+ured
Shared component: fact · make; do
in a way that shows skill and experience
pro+fic+ient+ly
Shared component: fic · make; do
in a manner that produces a large amount of something, such as works, offspring, or results
proli+fic+ally
Shared component: fic · make; do
the act of making something clean and pure by removing dirty, harmful, or unwanted substances
puri+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The process of decaying or rotting, especially in organic matter.
putre+fac+tion
Shared component: fac · make; do
The process of establishing the truth, accuracy, or validity of something.
veri+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of saying or writing very harsh and critical things about someone, making them seem evil.
vil+ific+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act or process of increasing the strength, amount, or importance of something.
ampli+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The process in which calcium salts build up in body tissue, causing it to harden.
calc+ific+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
A place where confectionery is made or sold; a candy store.
con+fect+ionary
Shared component: fect · make; do
The act of describing or representing something as admirable, especially more admirable than it really is.
glor+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The process of making something look larger than it is, especially using a lens or microscope.
magn+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
in an extremely beautiful, impressive, or grand manner.
magn+fic+ently
Shared component: fic · make; do
The business or industry of producing goods in large quantities, especially in factories.
manu+fact+uring
Shared component: fact · make; do
The act of making something legally null and void; cancellation.
nulli+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
the process of bringing two or more parts together again into a single unit, especially after a period of separation or division.
re+unify+ication
Shared component: fic · make; do
the process of making something beautiful or more beautiful.
beauti+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
Oriented or positioned so as to face the front or the direction of travel.
forward+fac+ing
Shared component: fac · make; do
The process by which a poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants.
gentri+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
Capable of being manufactured or produced.
manu+fact+able
Shared component: fact · make; do
Involving or dependent on a number of factors, especially causes or influences.
multi+factor+ial
Shared component: fact · make; do
in a way that is good enough or meets a required standard
satisfact+ori+ly
Shared component: fact · make; do
The process or result of forming or arranging something into distinct layers or strata.
strat+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The process of changing a system or device so that it uses electrical power.
electr+i+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do
The act of showing or pointing out something by giving an example.
exempli+fic+ation
Shared component: fic · make; do