Failure
Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.
Gold
Gold noun - Something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment.
Nearby Words: golden, goldish, Goldie
How words are described
Both words in one sentence
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Deadpan Snarker: Swifty, oh-so-much, but recent strips also show he's a Jerk with a Heart of Gold and Failure Knight as well.
Source: Webcomic / The Super Fogeys -
Worthless Yellow Rocks: Ken deems his glitter detector a failure after learning that it picks up 24-karat gold instead.
- Failure to find any gold means going home not just broke, but deeper in debt than when they started.
Source: Series / Gold Rush!
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