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fault
Overview of noun fault
The noun fault has 7 senses (first 7 from tagged texts)
1. (346) fault -- (responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John's fault")
2. (210) fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break -- ((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")
3. (109) demerit, fault -- (the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection; "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did")
4. (31) mistake, error, fault -- (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults")
5. (23) defect, fault, flaw -- (an imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer")
6. (15) fault -- ((sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults")
7. (5) fault -- ((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")
Overview of verb fault
The verb fault has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) blame, fault -- (put or pin the blame on)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fault
7 senses of fault
Sense 1
fault
=> responsibility, responsibleness
=> trustworthiness, trustiness
=> trait
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
=> crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
=> opening, gap
=> space
=> amorphous shape
=> shape, form
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
=> location
=> object, physical object
=> physical entity
=> entity
Sense 3
demerit, fault
=> worth
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 4
mistake, error, fault
=> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 5
defect, fault, flaw
=> imperfection, imperfectness
=> state
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 6
fault
=> serve, service
=> tennis stroke, tennis shot
=> stroke, shot
=> maneuver, manoeuvre, play
=> motion, movement, move
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 7
fault
=> breakdown, equipment failure
=> failure
=> happening, occurrence, occurrent, natural event
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun fault
4 of 7 senses of fault
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
HAS INSTANCE=> Denali Fault
=> inclined fault
HAS INSTANCE=> San Andreas Fault
=> strike-slip fault
Sense 4
mistake, error, fault
=> blot, smear, smirch, spot, stain
=> confusion, mix-up
=> incursion
=> miscalculation, misreckoning, misestimation
=> distortion
=> slip, slip-up, miscue, parapraxis
=> offside
=> oversight, lapse
=> omission, skip
=> blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo
=> ballup, balls-up, cockup, mess-up
=> stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility
=> revoke, renege
Sense 5
defect, fault, flaw
=> bug, glitch
=> hole
Sense 6
fault
=> double fault
=> footfault
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun fault
7 senses of fault
Sense 1
fault
=> responsibility, responsibleness
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
=> crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
Sense 3
demerit, fault
=> worth
Sense 4
mistake, error, fault
=> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
Sense 5
defect, fault, flaw
=> imperfection, imperfectness
Sense 6
fault
=> serve, service
Sense 7
fault
=> breakdown, equipment failure
Antonyms of noun fault
Member Holonyms of noun fault
Substance Holonyms of noun fault
Part Holonyms of noun fault
Member Meronyms of noun fault
Substance Meronyms of noun fault
Part Meronyms of noun fault
1 of 7 senses of fault
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
HAS PART: fault line
Meronyms of noun fault
1 of 7 senses of fault
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
HAS PART: fault line
Holonyms of noun fault
Attributes of noun fault
Derived Forms of noun fault
3 of 7 senses of fault
Sense 1
fault
RELATED TO>(verb) fault#1
=> blame, fault
Sense 4
mistake, error, fault
RELATED TO>(adj) faulty#1
=> faulty
RELATED TO>(verb) fault#1
=> blame, fault
Sense 5
defect, fault, flaw
RELATED TO>(adj) faulty#2
=> defective, faulty
Domain of noun fault
3 of 7 senses of fault
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
TOPIC>(noun) geology#1
Sense 6
fault
TOPIC>(noun) tennis#1, lawn tennis#1
TOPIC>(noun) badminton#1
TOPIC>(noun) squash#3, squash racquets#1, squash rackets#1
Sense 7
fault
TOPIC>(noun) electronics#1
Domain Terms of noun fault
Familiarity of noun fault
fault used as a noun is common (polysemy count =7)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun fault
7 senses of fault
Sense 1
fault
> responsibility, responsibleness
=> fault
=> accountability, answerability, answerableness
=> dependability, dependableness, reliability, reliableness
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
> crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure
=> chap
=> chink
=> crevasse
=> fatigue crack
=> fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
=> rift
=> slit
=> split
=> vent, volcano
Sense 3
demerit, fault
> worth
=> value
=> merit, virtue
=> demerit, fault
=> praisworthiness
=> worthwhileness
=> price
Sense 4
mistake, error, fault
> nonaccomplishment, nonachievement
=> failure
=> mistake, error, fault
=> negligence, carelessness, neglect, nonperformance
Sense 5
defect, fault, flaw
> imperfection, imperfectness
=> failing, weakness
=> defect
=> defect, fault, flaw
=> defectiveness, faultiness
Sense 6
fault
> serve, service
=> ace
=> fault
=> let, net ball
Sense 7
fault
> breakdown, equipment failure
=> brake failure
=> engine failure
=> misfire, dud
=> outage
=> power outage, power failure
=> fault
Meronyms of noun fault
7 senses of fault
Sense 2
fault, faulting, geological fault, shift, fracture, break
HAS PART: fault line
Sense 6
fault
=> serve, service
=> tennis stroke, tennis shot
=> stroke, shot
HAS PART: follow-through
Holonyms of noun fault
Grep of noun fault
common fault
default
denali fault
double fault
fault
fault line
faultfinder
faultfinding
faultiness
faulting
faultlessness
footfault
geological fault
gravity fault
inclined fault
judgement by default
judgment by default
no fault automobile insurance
no fault insurance
normal fault
overthrust fault
reverse fault
san andreas fault
strike-slip fault
thrust fault
Antonyms of verb fault
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fault
1 sense of fault
Sense 1
blame, fault
=> charge, accuse
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb fault
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb fault
1 sense of fault
Sense 1
blame, fault
=> charge, accuse
'Cause To' of verb fault
Derived Forms of verb fault
1 sense of fault
Sense 1
blame, fault
RELATED TO>(noun) fault#1
=> fault
RELATED TO>(noun) fault#4
=> mistake, error, fault
Domain of verb fault
Domain Terms of verb fault
Familiarity of verb fault
fault used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Sample Sentences of verb fault
1 sense of fault
Sense 1
blame, fault
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody with something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb fault
1 sense of fault
Sense 1
blame, fault
> charge, accuse
=> blame, fault
=> accuse, impeach, incriminate, criminate
=> defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate, smear, sully, besmirch
=> indict
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb fault
Sense 1
blame, fault
=> charge, accuse
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Grep of verb fault
default
fault
find fault
Grep of adj fault
at fault
faultfinding
faultless
faulty
Grep of adv fault
faultily
faultlessly
to a fault
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