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fault

Letters that make fault

a, f, l, t, u are letters that make 'fault'

Words within fault

fa, AU, ult, Au are words within 'fault'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of fault

faults, faulty are words created by adding a letter to 'fault'

fault is a 5 letter word starting with f
fault is a 5 letter word ending with t

8 possible definitions for 'fault'

Fault as "the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

demerit has the same meaning as fault

Antonyms

merit, virtue have the opposite meaning of 'fault'

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of worth.

Example of fault used within this context

"they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel", "he knew his own faults much better than she did"

Fault as "put or pin the blame on"

Under this definition, fault is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

blame has the same meaning as fault

Antonyms

absolve, justify, free have the opposite meaning of 'fault'

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of accuse, charge.

Derivatives of fault

inculpation, blameful, incrimination, mistake, fault, blame, blameworthy, blamable, blameable, censurable, culpable, error are derivatives of 'fault'.

Fault as "a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mistake, error have the same meaning as 'fault'

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of nonaccomplishment, nonachievement.

Types of fault

incursion, slip, folly, smear, botch, oversight, offside, miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation, lapse, blot, smirch, spot, stain, confusion, mix-up, distortion, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis, omission, skip, blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, boner, boo-boo, ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up, stupidity, betise, foolishness, imbecility, revoke, renege are types of 'fault'.

Derivatives of fault

err, slip, fault, wrong, faulty, incorrect, blame, mistake are derivatives of 'fault'.

Example of fault used within this context

"he made a bad mistake", "she was quick to point out my errors", "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"

Fault as "responsibility for a bad situation or event"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of responsibleness, responsibility.

Derivatives of fault

fault, blame are derivatives of 'fault'.

Example of fault used within this context

"it was John's fault"

Fault as "(electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of breakdown, equipment failure.

fault as a category

'fault' can be a category of electronics.

Example of fault used within this context

"it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"

Fault as "(geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break have the same meaning as 'fault'

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of crevice, scissure, cleft, crack, fissure.

Types of fault

inclined fault, strike-slip fault are types of 'fault'.

Instances of fault

Denali Fault, San Andreas Fault. are instances of 'fault'

Parts of fault

fault line is a part of fault.

fault as a category

'fault' can be a category of geology.

Derivatives of fault

come apart, fall apart, break, fracture, separate, split up are derivatives of 'fault'.

Example of fault used within this context

"they built it right over a geological fault", "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"

Fault as "an imperfection in an object or machine"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

defect, flaw have the same meaning as 'fault'

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of imperfection, imperfectness.

Types of fault

hole, blister, bug, glitch are types of 'fault'.

Derivatives of fault

defective, blemish, flaw, faulty are derivatives of 'fault'.

Fault as "(sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)"

Under this definition, fault is a noun and has the following properties:

fault as a type

'fault' can be a type of service, serve.

Types of fault

double fault, footfault are types of 'fault'.

fault as a category

'fault' can be a category of squash racquets, lawn tennis, squash, squash rackets, badminton, tennis.

Example of fault used within this context

"he served too many double faults"