fault | |
1. n. A defect; something that detracts from perfection. | |
2. n. A mistake or error. | |
No!. This is my fault, not yours | |
3. n. A weakness of character; a failing. | |
For all her faults, she's a good person at heart. | |
4. n. A minor offense. | |
5. n. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake. | |
The fault lies with you. | |
6. n. (seismology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity. | |
7. n. (mining) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities in the seam. | |
slate fault, dirt fault, etc. | |
8. n. (tennis) An illegal serve. | |
9. n. (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit. | |
10. n. (obsolete) want; lack | |
11. n. (hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent. | |
12. v. To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone. | |
13. v. (intransitive, geology) To fracture. | |
14. v. (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error. | |
15. v. (intransitive, computing) To undergo a page fault. | |