The difference between Defect and Fluff

When used as nouns, defect means a fault or malfunction, whereas fluff means anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

When used as verbs, defect means to abandon or turn against, whereas fluff means to make something fluffy.

check bellow for the other definitions of Defect and Fluff

  1. Defect as a noun:

    A fault or malfunction.

    Examples:

    "a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment"

  2. Defect as a noun:

    The quantity or amount by which anything falls short.

  3. Defect as a noun (math):

    A part by which a figure or quantity is wanting or deficient.

  1. Defect as a verb (intransitive):

    To abandon or turn against; to cease or change one's loyalty, especially from a military organisation or political party.

  2. Defect as a verb (military):

    To desert one's army, to flee from combat.

  3. Defect as a verb (military):

    To join the enemy army.

  4. Defect as a verb (law):

    To flee one's country and seek asylum.

  1. Fluff as a noun:

    Anything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.

  2. Fluff as a noun:

    Anything inconsequential or superficial.

    Examples:

    "That article was basically a bunch of fluff. It didn't say anything substantive."

  3. Fluff as a noun:

    Lapse, especially a mistake in an actor's lines.

  4. Fluff as a noun (New England):

    Marshmallow creme.

  5. Fluff as a noun (LGBT):

    A passive partner in a lesbian relationship.

  6. Fluff as a noun (Australia, euphemistic):

    A fart.

  1. Fluff as a verb (transitive):

    To make something fluffy.

    Examples:

    "The cat fluffed its tail."

  2. Fluff as a verb (intransitive):

    To become fluffy, puff up.

  3. Fluff as a verb (intransitive):

    To move lightly like fluff.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Holmes"

  4. Fluff as a verb (transitive, intransitive, of an actor or announcer):

    To make a mistake in one's lines.

  5. Fluff as a verb (transitive):

    To do incorrectly, for example mishit, miskick, miscue etc.

  6. Fluff as a verb (intransitive, Australia, euphemistic):

    To fart.

  7. Fluff as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To arouse (a male pornographic actor) before filming.

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