(law) A signed document wherein an affiant makes a sworn statement.
defective
defective
adj
(Arabic grammar, of a verb) Having a root whose final consonant is weak (ي, و, or ء).
(chiefly of abjad script) Spelled without matres lectionis, for example אמץ (ómets, “courage”) as opposed to the plene spelling אומץ where the letter vav ⟨ו⟩ indicates the vowel o.
(grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) Lacking some forms; e.g., having only one tense or being usable only in the third person.
(orthography, of a script) Not capable of representing all the phonemic distinctions of a language it is used to write.
Having one or more defects.
adv
(chiefly of abjad script) Without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels) written out.
noun
(chiefly of abjad script) A word written without matres lectionis (letters indicating vowels).
A person or thing considered to be defective.
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
devoutful
devoutful
adj
(obsolete) Full of devotion.
(obsolete) Sacred.
fervidity
fervidity
Noun
The quality of being fervid.
overdraft
overdraft
noun
(countable) The amount overdrawn.
(countable) The maximum amount that may be overdrawn.
(uncountable) The act of overdrawing a bank account.
A series of flues in a furnace; the current of air forced through them.
The extraction of groundwater from an aquifer beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.
verb
(transitive) To extract groundwater from (an aquifer) beyond the safe yield or equilibrium yield.