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Connive :: Connive (v. i.) To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by at..

Break :: Break (v. i.) To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at puberty..

Foil :: Foil (n.) Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage.

Nonadmission :: Nonadmission (n.) Failure to be admitted.

Fault :: Fault (n.) Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.

Substitution :: Substitution (n.) The designation of a person in a will to take a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or after him..

Abortive :: Abortive (v.) Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying; fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt..

Nonproduction :: Nonproduction (n.) A failure to produce or exhibit.

Withernam :: Withernam (n.) A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of goods which were taken by a first distress and have been eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of return..

Fail :: Fail (v. t.) To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert.

Disserve :: Disserve (v. t.) To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to hurt; to harm.

Omission :: Omission (n.) The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.

Fail :: Fail (v. i.) To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink.

Miscarriage :: Miscarriage (n.) Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.

Delinquency :: Delinquency (n.) Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense; a misdemeanor; a crime.

Sorehead :: Sorehead (n.) One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like..

Indigestion :: Indigestion (n.) Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.

Shortcoming :: Shortcoming (n.) The failure of a crop, or the like..

Disedify :: Disedify (v. t.) To fail of edifying; to injure.

Miss :: Miss (v. i.) To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with of..

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