dud

Speech parts

1. dud - Noun

2. dud - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

an explosion that fails to occur

an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual

someone who is unsuccessful

failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

turkey bomb flop washout misfire junker dress lemon tog failure broken bad disaster blank fake
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Antonyms

king pearl chad wow first lady corker
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Hypernyms

failure breakdown bust loser flop fizzle

Hyponyms

lemon

Phrases with the word

dud check

Examples

Whenever I don't get injured, the film is a dud. I didn't bleed on 'Rhinestone.' I didn't bleed on 'Stop! Or My Mom will Shoot.' Sylvester Stallone

Better a good shilling than a dud sovereign. Welsh Proverb

the first experiment was a real turkey Source: Internet

the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned Source: Internet

he stepped on a dud mine Source: Internet

Although De Laurentiis hoped it would be as successful as Star Wars, Lynch's Dune (1984) was a critical and commercial dud; it had cost $45 million to make, and grossed a mere $27.4 million domestically. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

ductwork Ducuing ducunu dud check Duda dudaim melon