Fault-block
noun, Geology.
1.
a mass of rock bounded on at least two opposite sides by faults.
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[fawlt] /fɔlt/ noun 1. a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one’s character. 2. responsibility for failure or a wrongful act: It is my fault that we have not finished. 3. an error or mistake: a fault in addition. 4. a misdeed or transgression: to confess one’s faults. […]
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[fawlt-fahyn-der] /ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər/ noun 1. a person who habitually finds , complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
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[fawlt-fahyn-der] /ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dər/ noun 1. a person who habitually finds , complains, or objects, especially in a petty way.
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[fawlt-fahyn-ding] /ˈfɔltˌfaɪn dɪŋ/ noun 1. the act of pointing out , especially of a petty nature; carping. adjective 2. tending to find ; disposed to complain or object; captious.