| ASSAULT | • assault n. A violent onset or attack with physical means, for example blows, weapons, etc. • assault n. A violent verbal attack, for example with insults, criticism, and the like. • assault n. (Criminal law) An attempt to commit battery: a violent attempt, or willful effort with force or violence… |
| COUNTERASSAULT | • counterassault n. An assault made in return for another; a counterattack. • COUNTERASSAULT n. a counterattack. |
| DAULT | • DAULT n. (Scots) a foster-child, also DALT. |
| DEFAULT | • default n. (Finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation. • default n. (Finance) The condition of being an obligation that has not been met. • default n. (Electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory. |
| ENVAULT | • envault v. (Transitive) To enclose in a vault; to entomb. • ENVAULT v. to enclose in a vault. |
| FAULT | • fault n. A defect; something that detracts from perfection. • fault n. A mistake or error. • fault n. A weakness of character; a failing. |
| FOOTFAULT | • footfault v. (Tennis, intransitive) To commit a foot fault. • foot␣fault n. (Sports) In certain sports, as in tennis or long jump, a fault in which the athlete’s foot is in the… • FOOTFAULT v. to commit a serving fault at tennis. |
| FORFAULT | • FORFAULT n. forfeiture. |
| GAULT | • gault n. A type of stiff, blue clay, sometimes used for making bricks. • Gault prop.n. A surname. • GAULT n. a heavy thick clay soil. |
| HAULT | • hault adj. (Obsolete) Lofty; haughty. • HAULT adj. (Shakespeare) haughty, exalted, also HAUGHT, HAUT. |
| POSTFAULT | • postfault adj. After a fault. • POSTFAULT adj. taking place after a fault. |
| SAULT | • sault n. (Obsolete) Assault. • sault n. (Obsolete) A leap or jump, especially one made by a horse. • sault n. (North America) A waterfall; a rapid. |
| SOMERSAULT | • somersault n. Starting on one’s feet, an instance of rotating one’s body 360 degree while airborne or on the ground… • somersault v. To perform a somersault. • SOMERSAULT n. a leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet. |
| SUMMERSAULT | • summersault n. Archaic spelling of somersault. • summersault v. Archaic spelling of somersault. • SUMMERSAULT v. to perform a leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and lights upon his feet; a turning end over end, also SOMERSAULT, SOMERSET, SUMMERSET. |
| VAULT | • vault n. An arched masonry structure supporting and forming a ceiling, whether freestanding or forming part of… • vault n. Any arched ceiling or roof. • vault n. (Figuratively) Anything resembling such a downward-facing concave structure, particularly the sky and caves. |
| WITHHAULT | • WITHHOLD v. to hold back. |