| NOUN | act | fault, mistake, error | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
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| state | fault, defect, flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine | |
| attribute | fault, demerit | the quality of being inadequate / inadequate or falling ... / falling short of perfection / perfection | |
| object | fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other | |
| event | fault | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.) | |
| attribute | fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event | |
| act | fault | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area) | |
| VERB | communication | fault, blame | put or pin the blame on |
| Sounds | fao'lt | |
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| Rhymes | asphalt ... vault: 13 rhymes with aolt... | |
| Meaning | An imperfection in an object or machine. | |
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| Synonyms | defect, flaw | |
| Narrower | blister | A flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint) |
| bug, glitch | A fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine | |
| hole | A fault | |
| Broader | imperfection, imperfectness | The state or an instance of being imperfect |
| Spanish | defecto, deficiencia, desperfecto, fallo, imperfección, tacha, tara | |
| Catalan | defecte, deficiència, error, fallada, imperfecció, tara | |
| Adjectives | faulty | having a defect |
| Meaning | The quality of being inadequate / inadequate or falling ... / falling short of perfection / perfection. | |
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| Example | "he knew his own faults much better than she did" | |
| Synonym | demerit | |
| Broader | worth | The quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful |
| Opposite | merit, virtue | Any admirable quality or attribute |
| Spanish | demérito | |
| Catalan | demèrit | |
| Meaning | (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other. | |
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| Examples |
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| Synonyms | faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break | |
| Category | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
| Instances | Denali Fault | A major open geological fault in Alaska |
| San Andreas Fault | A major geological fault in California | |
| Parts | fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface |
| Narrower | inclined fault | A geological fault in which one side is above the other |
| strike-slip fault | A geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally | |
| Broader | crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure | A long narrow opening |
| Spanish | falla, fisura, fractura | |
| Catalan | falla, fractura | |
| Meaning | (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.). | |
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| Example | "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it" | |
| Category | electronics | The branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices |
| Broader | breakdown, equipment failure | A cessation of normal operation |
| Meaning | responsibility for a bad situation or event. | |
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| Example | "it was John's fault" | |
| Broader | responsibility, responsibleness | A form of trustworthiness |
| Catalan | culpa | |
| Verbs | fault | put or pin the blame on |
| Meaning | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area). | |
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| Example | "he served too many double faults" | |
| Category | badminton | A game / game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net |
| squash, squash racquets, squash rackets | A game / game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets | |
| tennis, lawn tennis | A game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court | |
| Narrower | double fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point |
| footfault | A fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline | |
| Broader | serve, service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play |
| Spanish | falta | |
| Catalan | falta | |
| Meaning | put or pin the blame on. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody with something | |
| Synonym | blame | |
| Broader | charge, accuse | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against |
| Opposite | absolve, free | let off the hook |
| Spanish | culpar | |
| Catalan | culpar, faltar, mancar | |
| Nouns | fault | a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention |
| fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event | |
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