The Clue
Boot on a diamond (5 letter answer)
The Answer
ERROR
Tags
Notes
The answer ERROR is seen frequently, appearing about once every 60 puzzles.
Related Clues
Blunder
Booboo
Bug
Bull
Clinker
Gaffe
Goof
Inaccuracy
Miscue
Misplay
Oversight
Slip
Solecism, for one
Typo
Ballplayer's bobble
Baseball fluff
Baseball statistic
Blown out?
Boo-boo
Botched grounder
Calculator message
Diamond muff
Eraser's target
Faux pas
Kind of message
Luce's "Margin for ___"
Overthrow, say
Overthrowing, e.g.
Result of fallibility
Trial's partner
Typo, e.g.
Dropping the ball, e.g.
Overthrowing a base, e.g.
Reason for a reduced grade
Tennis boo-boo
Rarity for a Gold Glove player
Definition
ERROR as a noun:
1. (mistake, error, fault) = a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention; "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
2. (erroneousness, error) = inadvertent incorrectness
3. (error, erroneous belief) = a misconception resulting from incorrect information
4. (error, misplay) = (baseball) a failure of a defensive player to make an out when normal play would have sufficed
5. (error, wrongdoing) = departure from what is ethically acceptable
6. (error, computer error) = (computer science) the occurrence of an incorrect result produced by a computer
7. (error, mistake) = part of a statement that is not correct; "the book was full of errors"