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fault

/fɔlt/ · 5 letters · 5 distinct letters

  1. noun

    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

    he made a bad mistake

  2. noun

    an imperfection in an object or machine

    a flaw caused the crystal to shatter

  3. noun

    the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection

    they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel

  4. verb

    put or pin the blame on

  5. noun

    (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

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