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Meaning of "defast" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEFAST

defast  [dɪˈfeɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEFAST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Defast is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DEFAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of defast in the English dictionary

The definition of defast in the dictionary is defaced or blemished.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEFAST


ashen-faced
ˌæʃ ənˈfeɪst
baby-faced
ˈbeɪbɪˌfeɪst
barefaced
ˈbɛəˌfeɪst
bold-faced
ˈbəʊldˌfeɪst
defaced
dɪˈfeɪst
defaste
dɪˈfeɪst
fresh-faced
ˈfrɛʃˌfeɪst
long-faced
ˌlɒŋˈfeɪst
melamine-faced
ˈmɛləˌmiːnˌfeɪst
pale-faced
ˈpeɪlˈfeɪst
round-faced
ˌraʊndˈfeɪst
shamefaced
ˈʃeɪmˌfeɪst
shitfaced
ˈʃɪtˌfeɪst
smooth-faced
ˌsmuːðˈfeɪst
sour-faced
ˌsaʊəˈfeɪst
stony-faced
ˌstəʊnɪˈfeɪst
straight-faced
ˌstreɪtˈfeɪst
undefaced
ˌʌndɪˈfeɪst
uneffaced
ˌʌnɪˈfeɪst
white-faced
ˈwaɪtˌfeɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEFAST

defacement
defacer
defaecate
defaecation
defaecator
defalcate
defalcation
defalcator
defamation
defamatorily
defamatory
defame
defamer
defang
defaste
defat
default
default option
defaulter
defaulting

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEFAST

acid-fast
bed and breakfast
Belfast
breakfast
Buckfast
continental breakfast
English breakfast
fast
hard and fast
holdfast
light-fast
makefast
nefast
power breakfast
shamefast
stand fast
steadfast
superfast
ultrafast
wedding breakfast

Synonyms and antonyms of defast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «defast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEFAST

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Translator English - Chinese

defast
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

defast
570 millions of speakers

English

defast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

defast
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

defast
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

defast
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

defast
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

defast
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

defast
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cacat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

defast
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

defast
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

defast
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Defast
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

defast
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

defast
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दिवाळखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

defast
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

defast
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

defast
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

defast
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

defast
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

defast
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

defast
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

defast
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

defast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of defast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFAST»

The term «defast» is used very little and occupies the 187.959 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEFAST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about defast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEFAST»

Discover the use of defast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to defast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Sepoy's Daughter: A True Tale of the Indian War
Defast is more than usually busy ; he has been preparing a statement of his own doings, as well as those of the society in question, which he has to read aloud to those present In the course of this narrative, be expatiates upon the very many ...
An eye witness, 1860
2
Poetical works
And to the fielde alone hee speedeth, (Ay little helpe to harme there needeth !) 1 Defast, defaced. 1 Jfonlde, would not. ' Couth, knew how. 4 Hunt, took. rou. it. 25 Anger nould 1 let him speake to the ttee, Enaunter FEBRUARIE. 289.
Edmund Spenser, George Stillman Hillard, 1857
3
Faerie queene. book III-V
4 Sell, saddle. 5 Defast, broken. 3 Stoumd, assault. ' Read, perceive. * Sud, heavy. 3 .No'uld, would not. XXX. 4.—By Termagaunt, &c.] Termagaunt is the name given in old romances to the god of the Saracens. 1 Poyrumt, piercing. 5 . fl13, also.
Edmund Spenser, George Stillman Hillard, 1842
4
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser
6 Defast, i. e. broken. 8 No'uld, would not. XXX. 4. — By Termagaunt, &c] Termagaunt is the name given in old romances to a supposed god of the Saracens. H. But, ere the point arrived where it ought, That seven-fold 40 THE FAERIE ...
Edmund Spenser, Francis James Child, 1855
5
Faerie queene. book VI. Two cantos of mutabilitie. ...
And to the fielde alone hee speedeth, (Ay little helpe to harme there needeth !) 1 Defast, defaced. 1 Couth, knew how. vOl. IF. 25 3 Noulde, would not. * Hent, took. Anger nould 1 let him speake to the tree, Enaunter FEBRUARIE. 289.
Edmund Spenser, George Stillman Hillard, Philip Masterman, 1845
6
Faerie queene. book III
6 Defast, broken. 3 No'uld, would not. s Stownd, assault. XXX. 4. — By Termagaunt, &c] Termagaunt is the name given in old romances to the god of the Saracens. XXXIII. Which when his brother saw, fraught with great griefe C. vIII. 43 THE ...
Edmund Spenser, George Stillman Hillard, Philip Masterman, 1845
7
Poetical Works ...: The Faerie queene, book II, cantos 7-12; ...
6 Defast, broken. 3 No'uld, would not. 6 Stownd, assault. XXX. 4. — By Termagaunt, &c] Termagaunt is the name given in old romances to the god of the Saracens. XXXIII. Which when his brother saw, fraught with great griefe C. vIII. 43 THE ...
Edmund Spenser, 1842
8
The Poetical Works of Edmund Spenser in Five Volumes
... miscreaunt, thou broken hast The law of armes, to strike foe undefide: But thou thy treasons fruit I hope, shalt taste Right sowre, and feele the law, the which thou hast defast.” xxx11. With that his balefull speare he fiercely bent Against c. vm.
Edmund Spenser, 1825
9
The Faerie Queene: Complete in Five Volumes: Book One; Book ...
9 undefide: without a verbal challenge; see v.3.7n. 10 sowre: sour; defast: shamed, defied. 11 brought: took; on the “seven fold” shield, see v.6.3n. He cast between to ward the bitter stownd:1 Through all 128 The Faerie Queene: Book Two.
Edmund Spenser, Abraham Stoll, 2008
10
American Phonetic Journal
Ijl*i me nrj yaj tu atend tu su<j direkjon ov loterz hwen ycb seid onitin ov valyn, in dem: az uderwjz dE postmaster wud not nu hwa/ tu Bond or return de leten if defast. FUND F9R NU, FOXETIK TÏP. Rev. Jon Sloneker iz fers1! tu respond tu de  ...
Randall P. Prosser, 1856

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