Defect
Defect noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
Line
Line noun - A series of persons or things arranged one behind another.
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
- Dilandau's frequent bitchslapping causes him to want to defect to the first person that doesn't hit him for no reason, but the Zaiback spy sent to oversee him keeps him in line.
- Ramius planned to defect with his brand new hi-tech submarine, so the Soviet Ambassador fed the US government the Renegade Russian line to get them to sink him.
Source: Renegade Russian
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Line and Defect. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/line
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Line or Defect. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/defect/line.
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