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fault /fölt, formerly föt/ noun- A failing or weakness of character
- An error
- A blemish or flaw
- Imperfection
- A misdeed or slight offence
- A dislocation of strata or veins where a fracture has occurred in the earth's crust (geology)
- A defect in an electronic circuit
- A stroke in which the player fails to serve the ball properly or into the proper place (tennis)
- A penalty point for failing to hit the correct ball or other error (snooker or billiards)
- A penalty point for refusing or failing to clear a fence (showjumping)
- Culpability for something which has gone wrong
intransitive verb- To be faulty
- To develop or show a fault (geology)
- To commit a fault
- To fall short (obsolete)
transitive verb- To censure, find fault with
- To find a flaw or flaws in
- To cause a fault in (geology)
ORIGIN: OFr faute, falte, from L fallere to deceive faultˈful adjective (Shakespeare) Full of faults or crimes faultˈily adverb faultˈiness noun faultˈless adjective Without fault or defect faultˈlessly adverb faultˈlessness noun faultˈy adjective - Imperfect, defective
- Guilty of a fault
- Culpable
faultˈ-finder noun faultˈ-finding noun - Criticism, captiousness
- The detection and investigation of faults and malfunctions in electronic equipment (findˈ-fault see under find)
faultˈline noun - A fault (geology)
- A surface along which faults have occurred, or are likely to occur (geology)
- An issue or arrangement which is likely to cause disagreements or differences within a group or organization
fault plane noun (geology) A usu uncurved surface of rock strata where a fault has occurred fault tolerance noun (computing) The ability of a system to execute specific tasks correctly regardless of failures and errors at fault - To blame, culpable
- Guilty
- (of dogs) unable to find the scent
- At a loss
find fault - To carp, be critical
- (with with) to censure for some mistake or defect
in fault (archaic) To blame to a fault Excessively find /fīnd/ transitive verb (findˈing; found)- To come upon or meet with
- To discover or arrive at
- To come to perceive
- To experience
- To regain (a former position, state, etc)
- To determine after judicial inquiry
- To supply or succeed in getting
- To manage to reach, hit, land on, etc
intransitive verb To come upon game noun- An act of finding
- Something found, esp something of value or interest
ORIGIN: OE findan; Ger finden findˈable adjective findˈer noun - A person who finds
- A small telescope attached to a larger one, or a lens attached to a camera, to facilitate the directing of it at the object viewed
findˈing noun - The act of any person who finds
- That which is found
- A judicial verdict
- (usu in pl) a conclusion of research or investigation
- (in pl) the tools which some workmen have to supply themselves, esp (of shoemakers) everything except leather (esp US)
- (in pl) accessories such as buttons and zips (US)
findˈ-fault noun (Shakespeare) A person who finds fault with another finders keepers (informal) Those who find something are entitled to keep it find one's account in To find satisfactory profit or advantage in find oneself - To feel, as regards health, happiness, etc (formal)
- To come to terms with oneself
- To discover one's true personality, vocation or interests
find one's feet To become able to stand or able to cope readily with new conditions find out To discover or detect find someone in (obsolete) To supply someone with |