but | | |
adv. | 1. but, just, merely, only, simply | and nothing more.; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment" |
yet | | |
adv. | 1. yet | up to the present time.; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out" |
adv. | 2. as yet, heretofore, hitherto, so far, thus far, til now, until now, up to now, yet | used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time.; "So far he hasn't called"; "the sun isn't up yet" |
adv. | 3. even, still, yet | to a greater degree or extent; used with comparisons.; "looked sick and felt even worse"; "an even (or still) more interesting problem"; "still another problem must be solved"; "a yet sadder tale" |
adv. | 4. in time, yet | within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time.; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality" |
adv. | 5. so far, yet | used after a superlative.; "this is the best so far"; "the largest drug bust yet" |
adv. | 6. all the same, even so, however, nevertheless, nonetheless, notwithstanding, still, withal, yet | despite anything to the contrary (usually following a concession).; "although I'm a little afraid, however I'd like to try it"; "while we disliked each other, nevertheless we agreed"; "he was a stern yet fair master"; "granted that it is dangerous, all the same I still want to go" |
defect | | |
n. (state) | 1. defect | an imperfection in a bodily system.; "visual defects"; "this device permits detection of defects in the lungs" |
| ~ myelatelia | any developmental defect of the spinal cord. |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
| ~ birth defect, congenital abnormality, congenital anomaly, congenital defect, congenital disorder | a defect that is present at birth. |
n. (attribute) | 2. defect, shortcoming | a failing or deficiency.; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" |
| ~ disadvantage | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position. |
n. (state) | 3. 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" |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
| ~ blister | a flaw on a surface resulting when an applied substance does not adhere (as an air bubble in a coat of paint). |
| ~ glitch, bug | a fault or defect in a computer program, system, or machine. |
| ~ hole | a fault.; "he shot holes in my argument" |
n. (attribute) | 4. blemish, defect, mar | a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body).; "a facial blemish" |
| ~ appearance, visual aspect | outward or visible aspect of a person or thing. |
| ~ birthmark, nevus | a blemish on the skin that is formed before birth. |
| ~ chatter mark | a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece. |
| ~ chip, check | a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something. |
| ~ crack | a blemish resulting from a break without complete separation of the parts.; "there was a crack in the mirror" |
| ~ gouge, nick, ding, dent | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow). |
| ~ mole | a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin. |
| ~ scar, scrape, scratch, mark | an indication of damage. |
| ~ burn mark, burn | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body). |
| ~ blot, smirch, daub, smudge, slur, smear, spot | a blemish made by dirt.; "he had a smudge on his cheek" |
| ~ stigma | a skin lesion that is a diagnostic sign of some disease. |
| ~ verruca, wart | (pathology) a firm abnormal elevated blemish on the skin; caused by a virus. |
| ~ milium, whitehead | a small whitish lump in the skin due to a clogged sebaceous gland. |
| ~ blackhead, comedo | a black-tipped plug clogging a pore of the skin. |
v. (social) | 5. defect, desert | desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army.; "If soldiers deserted Hitler's army, they were shot" |
| ~ flee, take flight, fly | run away quickly.; "He threw down his gun and fled" |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ rat | desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage. |
demerit | | |
n. (communication) | 1. demerit | a mark against a person for misconduct or failure; usually given in school or armed forces.; "ten demerits and he loses his privileges" |
| ~ stigma, stain, brand, mark | a symbol of disgrace or infamy.; "And the Lord set a mark upon Cain" |
n. (attribute) | 2. 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" |
| ~ worth | the quality that renders something desirable or valuable or useful. |
fault | | |
n. (act) | 1. error, fault, mistake | 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" |
| ~ nonaccomplishment, nonachievement | an act that does not achieve its intended goal. |
| ~ blot, smirch, smear, stain, spot | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it.; "he made a huge blot on his copybook" |
| ~ mix-up, confusion | a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.; "he changed his name in order to avoid confusion with the notorious outlaw" |
| ~ incursion | the mistake of incurring liability or blame. |
| ~ miscalculation, misestimation, misreckoning | a mistake in calculating. |
| ~ distortion | the mistake of misrepresenting the facts. |
| ~ parapraxis, slip-up, miscue, slip | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc.. |
| ~ offside | (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.). |
| ~ lapse, oversight | a mistake resulting from inattention. |
| ~ omission, skip | a mistake resulting from neglect. |
| ~ blooper, blunder, boner, boo-boo, botch, bungle, flub, foul-up, bloomer, fuckup, pratfall | an embarrassing mistake. |
| ~ balls-up, ballup, cockup, mess-up | something badly botched or muddled. |
| ~ betise, folly, imbecility, stupidity, foolishness | a stupid mistake. |
| ~ renege, revoke | the mistake of not following suit when able to do so. |
n. (object) | 2. break, fault, faulting, fracture, geological fault, shift | (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" |
| ~ geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks. |
| ~ fault line | (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth's surface. |
| ~ crack, scissure, cleft, crevice, fissure | a long narrow opening. |
| ~ denali fault | a major open geological fault in Alaska. |
| ~ inclined fault | a geological fault in which one side is above the other. |
| ~ 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. |
n. (event) | 3. 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" |
| ~ electronics | the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices. |
| ~ equipment failure, breakdown | a cessation of normal operation.; "there was a power breakdown" |
n. (attribute) | 4. fault | responsibility for a bad situation or event.; "it was John's fault" |
| ~ responsibleness, responsibility | a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct.; "he holds a position of great responsibility" |
n. (act) | 5. fault | (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area).; "he served too many double faults" |
| ~ double fault | (tennis) two successive faults in serving resulting in the loss of the point. |
| ~ footfault | a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline. |
| ~ squash rackets, squash racquets, squash | a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets. |
| ~ badminton | a game played on a court with light long-handled rackets used to volley a shuttlecock over a net. |
| ~ lawn tennis, tennis | a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court. |
| ~ serve, service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play.; "his powerful serves won the game" |
v. (communication) | 6. blame, fault | put or pin the blame on. |
| ~ accuse, charge | blame for, make a claim of wrongdoing or misbehavior against.; "he charged the director with indifference" |
flaw | | |
n. (state) | 1. flaw | defect or weakness in a person's character.; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless" |
| ~ failing, weakness | a flaw or weak point.; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" |
| ~ hamartia, tragic flaw | the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall. |
n. (state) | 2. flaw | an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness. |
| ~ imperfection, imperfectness | the state or an instance of being imperfect. |
v. (change) | 3. blemish, flaw | add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective. |
| ~ damage | inflict damage upon.; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" |
handicap | | |
n. (state) | 1. disability, disablement, handicap, impairment | the condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.; "reading disability"; "hearing impairment" |
| ~ bandy leg, bandyleg, bowleg, genu varum, tibia vara, bow leg | a leg bowed outward at the knee (or below the knee). |
| ~ anorgasmia | absence of an orgasm in sexual relations. |
| ~ dysphasia | an impairment of language (especially speech production) that is usually due to brain damage. |
| ~ unfitness, softness | poor physical condition; being out of shape or out of condition (as from a life of ease and luxury). |
| ~ disability of walking | a disability that interferes with or prevents walking. |
| ~ astasia | inability to stand due to muscular incoordination. |
| ~ amputation | a condition of disability resulting from the loss of one or more limbs. |
| ~ hearing disorder, hearing impairment | impairment of the sense of hearing. |
| ~ dysomia | impairment of the sense of smell. |
| ~ vision defect, visual defect, visual disorder, visual impairment | impairment of the sense of sight. |
| ~ descensus, prolapse, prolapsus | the slipping or falling out of place of an organ (as the uterus). |
| ~ hypesthesia, hypoesthesia | impairment of tactile sensitivity; decrease of sensitivity. |
| ~ genu valgum, knock-knee, tibia valga | an inward slant of the thigh. |
| ~ pigeon toes | disability in which the toes are turned inward; often associated with knock-knee. |
| ~ bandy legs, bow leg, bow legs | outward curvature of the legs. |
| ~ disintegration | a loss (or serious disruption) of organization in some system.; "a disintegration of personality" |
n. (attribute) | 2. handicap | advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning. |
| ~ advantage, vantage | the quality of having a superior or more favorable position.; "the experience gave him the advantage over me" |
| ~ penalty | (games) a handicap or disadvantage that is imposed on a competitor (or a team) for an infraction of the rules of the game. |
| ~ scratch | (golf) a handicap of zero strokes.; "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course" |
n. (cognition) | 3. balk, baulk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
| ~ difficulty | a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result.; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent" |
| ~ albatross, millstone | (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps.; "she was an albatross around his neck" |
| ~ bind | something that hinders as if with bonds. |
| ~ diriment impediment | (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage). |
| ~ drag | something that slows or delays progress.; "taxation is a drag on the economy"; "too many laws are a drag on the use of new land" |
| ~ obstacle, obstruction | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" |
| ~ straitjacket | anything immaterial that severely hinders or confines.; "they defected because Russian dance was in a straitjacket"; "the government is operating in an economic straitjacket" |
v. (body) | 4. disable, handicap, incapacitate, invalid | injure permanently.; "He was disabled in a car accident" |
| ~ injure, wound | cause injuries or bodily harm to. |
| ~ hock | disable by cutting the hock. |
v. (competition) | 5. handicap | attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant. |
| ~ bias | influence in an unfair way.; "you are biasing my choice by telling me yours" |
v. (competition) | 6. hamper, handicap, hinder | put at a disadvantage.; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" |
| ~ disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour | put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm.; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" |
liability | | |
n. (state) | 1. liability | the state of being legally obliged and responsible. |
| ~ susceptibility, susceptibleness | the state of being susceptible; easily affected. |
| ~ taxability | liability to taxation. |
| ~ ratability, rateability | the state of being liable to assessment or taxation. |
n. (state) | 2. financial obligation, indebtedness, liability | an obligation to pay money to another party. |
| ~ limited liability | the liability of a firm's owners for no more than the capital they have invested in the firm. |
| ~ obligation | the state of being obligated to do or pay something.; "he is under an obligation to finish the job" |
| ~ debt | the state of owing something (especially money).; "he is badly in debt" |
| ~ arrears | the state of being behind in payments.; "an account in arrears" |
| ~ account payable, payable | a liability account showing how much is owed for goods and services purchased on credit.; "the problem was to match receivables and payables in the same currency" |
| ~ scot and lot | obligations of all kinds taken as a whole. |
n. (attribute) | 3. liability | the quality of being something that holds you back. |
| ~ bad, badness | that which is below standard or expectations as of ethics or decency.; "take the bad with the good" |
| ~ weak point | an attribute that is inadequate or deficient. |
| ~ disadvantage | the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position. |
obstacle | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. obstacle, obstruction | something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted.; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" |
| ~ deterrent, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, balk, baulk, handicap, check | something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress. |
| ~ roadblock, barrier | any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective.; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding" |
| ~ rub, hang-up, hitch, snag | an unforeseen obstacle. |
| ~ hurdle | an obstacle that you are expected to overcome.; "the last hurdle before graduation" |
| ~ stymie, stymy | a thwarting and distressing situation. |
n. (artifact) | 2. obstacle | an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented). |
| ~ hazard | an obstacle on a golf course. |
| ~ impedimenta, obstruction, impediment, obstructer, obstructor | any structure that makes progress difficult. |
| ~ stumbling block | any obstacle or impediment. |
| ~ water jump | a pool or stream in a steeplechase or similar contest. |
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