Decrease and Defect

noun

• A change downward.
  • usage: "there was a decrease in his temperature as the fever subsided"; "there was a sharp drop-off in sales"
  • synonyms: lessening, drop-off
• A process of becoming smaller or shorter.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The amount by which something decreases.
  • synonyms: decrement
• The act of decreasing or reducing something.
  • synonyms: diminution, reduction, step-down

verb

• Decrease in size, extent, or range.
  • usage: "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • synonyms: diminish, lessen, fall
• Make smaller.
  • usage: "He decreased his staff"
  • synonyms: lessen, minify

• (v.t.) To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as, extravagance decreases one's means.
• (v.) A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease of revenue or of strength.
• (n.) To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc. or in strength, quality or excellence; as, they days decrease in length from June to December.
• (v.) The wane of the moon.

noun

• An imperfection in a bodily system.
  • usage: "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs"
• A failing or deficiency.
  • usage: "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information"
  • synonyms: shortcoming
• An imperfection in an object or machine.
  • usage: "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
  • synonyms: fault, flaw
• A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body. )
  • usage: "a facial blemish"
  • synonyms: blemish, mar

verb

• Desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.
  • usage: "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot"
  • synonyms: desert

• (v.t.) To injure; to damage.
• (v.i.) To fail; to become deficient.
• (n.) Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.
• (n.) Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral; blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.

defect is a condition that materially affects the value or use of residential property in an adverse manner.