| 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. | |
