Dud and Vain

Dud

Dud adjective - Failing to detonate; especially not charged with an active explosive.

Vain and dud are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vain" instead an adjective "Dud".

Nearby Word: dude

Vain

Vain adjective - Having no usefulness.
Usage example: having tired of the vain pleasures of life in the fast lane, he returned to the small town he had grown up in

Dud and vain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dud" instead an adjective "Vain".

Nearby Words: vainly, vainness
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