Definition of fault | What does fault mean?
What is the definition of the word FAULT?
Here is a list of definitions for fault.
- a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
- an imperfection in an object or machine; "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
- the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
- (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other; "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
- (electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.); "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
- responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault"
- (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults"
What are the verbs of the word FAULT?
Here is a list of definitions for fault.
- put or pin the blame on
What are the synonyms of the word FAULT?
What is another word for FAULT?. Here is a list of synonyms for FAULT
Words beginning with FAULT?
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In which dictionaries does the word fault exist?
English International (SOWPODS) - Yes
English USA (TWL 98) - Yes
English USA (TWL 06) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2012) - Yes
Collins Scrabble Words (CSW2007) - Yes
Words with Friends (WWF) - Yes
Enable1 (ENABLE1) - Yes
Letterpress (LETTERPRESS) - Yes