You've got a dud in your hands if the line distorts or wavers when the lens is rotated slightly. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
The meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He stepped on a dud mine. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The latest dud from the Maple Leafs came Tuesday night with a 6-3 home loss to the Thrashers. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
Illinois doesn't seem to be any way to recall a dud gov. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Hurrdurr Today: RIM CEO calls dud BlackBerry Storm a "netbook". From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
Dreams are dud, which is why they stay dreams and never become reality. From Wordnik.com. [The Great California Game]
But could either of them rescue the evening that some political observers called a dud?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2008] Reference
"Not for nothing is this government increasingly being known as the dud Rudd government.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
The '78 B:G is a true "dud" in every sense of the word. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-02-01] Reference
I guess that there has to be at least one "dud" in the bunch. From Wordnik.com. [Weekend Cookbook Challenge 28 - TV COOKS] Reference
This had come through the roof that very minute and was luckily a "dud". From Wordnik.com. [The Incomparable 29th and the "River Clyde"] Reference
Charlotte's Web looks as if it'll fall in the "dud" camp, so hopes were high for Worms. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-07-01] Reference
Even a dud is calculated. From Wordnik.com. [Pilots in Pajamas - Part 6] Reference
Illinois doesn't seem to be any way to recall a dud gov. ". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
This report that I said he was a "dud" in bed is a blatant lie!. From Wordnik.com. [X17 Online] Reference
GREATER Dandenong's mayor has been labelled a "dud" by residents. From Wordnik.com. [Star News Group] Reference
For years I thought I was the only one who preached "dud" sermons. From Wordnik.com. [Jibstay] Reference
Like any freelancing/outsourcing website, oDesk has their "dud" users. From Wordnik.com. [Planet Terasi] Reference
The very next day the town was bombed again and one "dud" fell in our back yard. From Wordnik.com. [On the Fringe of the Great Fight] Reference
This will mean that any "dud" can be thrown back at any time up to twenty years. From Wordnik.com. [A GThing Science Project - You've arrived here.] Reference
• Never try to relight "dud" fireworks or incendiaries that have not fully functioned. From Wordnik.com. [The Gazette-Enterprise: News] Reference
And then after the 20 or so "dud" pictures before, we got the one with our names on the sign!. From Wordnik.com. [Weddingbee] Reference
In fact, we took over a number of their words, such as dud, cootie and bus (for aeroplane) . From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 11. American Slang. 2. War Slang] Reference
Generally the sergeant and I took it in turns to pick up these 'dud' grenades as they were called. From Wordnik.com. [Q.6.a and Other places Recollections of 1916, 1917 and 1918] Reference
Obama LIED dud, that is WHY we are here now. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Reiterates: Combat Troops Out Of Iraq In 16 Months] Reference
A "dud" lot, and it did not put up much of a fight. From Wordnik.com. [Three years in France with the Guns: Being Episodes in the life of a Field Battery] Reference
Hurricanes & Tropical Storms Video: Earl a 'dud' in New England. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
"dud" over a forest, city, swamp, or other impossible landing-place. From Wordnik.com. [Opportunities in Aviation] Reference
"dud" ( "Land of the Lost," a film so horrible Ferrell couldn't save it). From Wordnik.com. [EzineArticles] Reference
"dud," burying itself in the side of the embankment amongst a group of men. From Wordnik.com. [The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion] Reference
Despite its lousy image, the recovery is not a complete dud. From Wordnik.com. [The Good Recovery] Reference
Saddam (-) Butcher of Baghdad a political dud in this campaign. From Wordnik.com. ['92 Campaign Edition] Reference
One dud call like letting Lehman go and the whole world can blow up. From Wordnik.com. [Name That Economy!] Reference
My slightly off-the-wall question was a dud: he didn't know the answer. From Wordnik.com. [Off Beat: On The Road With Colin Powell] Reference
I also admit that I've peddled this theory for a while, and so far it's a dud. From Wordnik.com. [A Guide For The Confused] Reference
Detroit is game but so offensively challenged that I fear the NBA finals will once again be a dud. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Bora, Bora, Bora] Reference
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