defer
verb
Meaning
- verbTo delay or postpone.
Example:
We're going to defer the decision until we have all the facts.
- verbTo submit to the opinion or desire of others in respect to their judgment or authority.
- verbto postpone induction into military service.
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Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Common
- #1,406 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 29% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: e