dud
(adjective) failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive; “he stepped on a dud mine”
turkey, bomb, dud
(noun) 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”
misfire, dud
(noun) an explosion that fails to occur
flop, dud, washout
(noun) someone who is unsuccessful
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dud (plural duds)
(informal) A device or machine that is useless because it does not work properly or has failed to work, such as a bomb, or explosive projectile.
(informal) A failure of any kind.
(informal) A loser; an unlucky person.
A lottery ticket that does not give a payout.
(obsolete, informal) Clothes, now always used in plural form duds.
• (losing lottery ticket): blank
• DDU, UDD
Source: Wiktionary
22 January 2025
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
