Dud Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Dud

Learn about the word Dud to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Dud definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Dud

Dud Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Dud? [n] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned" [n] an explosion that fails to occur [n] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful [adj] failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Dud: bomb \| flop \| misfire \| turkey \| unloaded \| washout Related Terms \| Find terms related to Dud: abortion \| abortive attempt \| also-ran \| aspirant \| baby kisser \| bankrupt \| blank cartridge \| bogy \| bomb \| bugaboo \| bugbear \| bust \| candidate \| castrato \| cipher \| cry of wolf \| dark horse \| defeated candidate \| dummy \| eunuch \| failure \| false alarm \| favorite son \| flop \| gelding \| hollow man \| hopeful \| impotent \| incompetent \| invalid \| jackstraw \| lame duck \| lay figure \| lemon \| loser \| man of straw \| merry chase \| miscarriage \| miscarrying \| misfire \| nebbish \| nobody \| nonentity \| nothing \| nullity \| office seeker \| political hopeful \| presidential timber \| puppet \| pushover \| running mate \| stalking-horse \| thing of naught \| trifle \| vain attempt \| washout \| weakling \| wet squib \| wild-goose chase \| zero See Also \| breakdown \| bust \| equipment failure \| failure \| flop \| loser \| nonstarter \| unsuccessful person

Dud Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dud?

[n] an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"
[n] an explosion that fails to occur
[n] (informal) someone who is unsuccessful
[adj] failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; "he stepped on a dud mine"

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Frontal cortex ‐ the cortex of the…
Sadi carnot ‐ French physicist who founded thermodynamics…
Vomit ‐ the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through…
Anaplasmosis ‐ a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar…
Caught up(p) ‐ having become involved involuntarily; "caught up in the excitement…
Vanilla ice cream ‐ Ice cream flavored with…
Monopolise ‐ have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"…
Golden-crested kinglet ‐ European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow…
Fuchsia excorticata ‐ erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed…
Family teredinidae ‐ shipworms