fault
- n a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults - n an imperfection in an object or machine
- n the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection
he knew his own faults much better than she did - n (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 - n (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 - n responsibility for a bad situation or event
it was John's fault - n (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)
he served too many double faults - v put or pin the blame on
fault line
- n (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface
faulting
- n (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
he studied the faulting of the earth's crust - v put or pin the blame on
faun
- n ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat's tail; equivalent to Greek satyr
fauna
- n all the animal life in a particular region or period
the fauna of China - n a living organism characterized by voluntary movement