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 |
double fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point |
flexion flexure | act of bending a joint, especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased |
fold folding | the act of folding, he gave the napkins a double fold |
fault | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area), he served too many double faults |
bi-fold door | an interior door |
fold sheepfold sheep pen sheepcote | a pen for sheep |
lap overlap | a flap that lies over another part, the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches |
fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event, it was John's fault |
overlap | the property of partial coincidence in time |
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 |
protective fold | a flap of tissue that protects what it covers |
epicanthus epicanthic fold | a vertical fold of skin over the nasal canthus, normal for Mongolian peoples, sometimes occurs in Down's syndrome |
fold plica | a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord true vocal fold inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |
sigmoid colon sigmoid flexure | the s-shaped curve between the descending colon and the rectum |
overlap convergence intersection | a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena, there was no overlap between their proposals |
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 |
flock fold | a group of sheep or goats |
congregation fold faithful | a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface |
Denali Fault | a major open geological fault in Alaska |
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 |
inclined fault | a geological fault in which one side is above the other |
normal fault gravity fault common fault | an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall |
San Andreas Fault | a major geological fault in California, runs from San Diego to San Francisco, the source of serious earthquakes |
strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally |
thrust fault overthrust fault reverse fault | a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression |
no fault insurance no fault automobile insurance | a system of automobile insurance where a party who is injured in an automobile accident recovers damages up to a specific amount against his own insurance company regardless of who was responsible for the accident, the amount of litigation resulting from minor accidents is reduced by no fault insurance |
fold folding | a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
fold crease plication flexure crimp bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding, a fold in the napkin, a crease in his trousers, a plication on her blouse, a flexure of the colon, a bend of his elbow |
flexure flection flexion | the state of being flexed (as of a joint) |
defect fault flaw | an imperfection in an object or machine, a flaw caused the crystal to shatter, if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer |
fold | incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating, Fold the egg whites into the batter |
fold a fold up | become folded or folded up, The bed folds in a jiffy |
blame fault | put or pin the blame on |
blame find fault a pick | harass with constant criticism, Don't always pick on your little brother |
fold fold up turn up | bend or lay so that one part covers the other, fold up the newspaper, turn up your collar |
pen up fold | confine in a fold, like sheep |
close up close fold shut down close down | cease to operate or cause to cease operating, The owners decided to move and to close the factory, My business closes every night at P.M., close up the shop |
overlap | coincide partially or wholly, Our vacations overlap |
overlap | extend over and cover a part of, The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city |
converse reversed transposed | turned about in order or relation, transposed letters |
at fault | deserving blame, admitted to being at fault |
double doubled twofold two-fold | twice as great or many, ate a double portion, the dose is doubled, a twofold increase |
double dual twofold two-fold treble threefold three-fold | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities, a double (or dual) role for an actor, the office of a clergyman is twofold, public preaching and private influence- R.W.Emerson, every episode has its double and treble meaning-Frederick Harrison |
treble threefold three-fold triple | three times as great or many, a claim for treble (or triple) damages, a threefold increase |
quadruple fourfold four-fold | four times as great or many, a fourfold increase in the dosage |