15 words match “stake”

• stake noun

  a pointed post pushed into the ground; a share in something

  We tied the young tomato plants to wooden stakes.

  Like post, pole; share

• mistake noun

  something that is wrong or done wrongly

  I made a mistake in my sum, so I checked it again.

  Like error, fault

• accuracy noun

  the quality of being exactly right, with no mistakes

  The science teacher checked the accuracy of our measurements with a better ruler.

  Like correctness, exactness

• accurately adverb

  in an exactly correct way, without mistakes

  She measured the length of the table accurately, to the nearest millimeter.

  Like precisely, exactly

• careful adjective

  paying attention to avoid mistakes or danger

  Be careful when you carry the hot tea.

  Like cautious, attentive

• carefully adverb

  with great attention to avoid mistakes or damage

  Carry the glass beaker carefully so it doesn’t break.

  Like cautiously

• correct adjective

  right, without mistakes

  Write the correct answer in the box.

  Like right, accurate

• correction noun

  a change that makes something right or removes a mistake

  The teacher wrote her corrections in red ink beside my answers.

  Like fix, amendment

• correctly adverb

  in a way that is right or true, without mistakes

  She answered every question correctly and got full marks.

  Like accurately, properly, rightly

• error noun

  a mistake

  There was an error in my answer, so I checked the sum again.

  Like mistake

• exactly adverb

  with no mistakes; in every detail

  The bus arrived at exactly nine o’clock.

  Like precisely, just

• fault noun

  responsibility for a mistake; a weakness or problem in something

  It was my fault that we missed the bus because I was late.

  Like blame

• perfect adjective

  so good that it cannot be better; without any mistakes

  She got a perfect score of 100 on her spelling test.

  Like ideal, flawless

• perfectly adverb

  completely; in a way that has no mistakes

  The new shoes my uncle bought for Tihar fit perfectly.

  Like completely, exactly

• wrong adjective

  not correct; not right

  I got one answer wrong on the quiz.

  Like incorrect, mistaken