| AIRPROOF | • airproof adj. Airtight. • airproof v. (Transitive) To make airtight. • air-proof adj. Airtight. |
| BURGLARPROOF | • burglarproof adj. As secure as possible against burglary. • BURGLARPROOF adj. protected against or designed to afford protection against burglary. |
| COUNTERPROOF | • counterproof n. (Printing) The inverted image of an original proof. • counterproof n. (Logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement. • COUNTERPROOF n. an inverted impression obtained from a newly printed proof of an engraving, by laying it, while the ink is still wet, upon plain paper, and passing it through the press. |
| LADDERPROOF | • LADDERPROOF adj. of tights etc., not susceptible to laddering. |
| OVERPROOF | • overproof adj. Possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit. • overproof n. A spirit possessing a higher proportion of alcohol than proof spirit. • overproof v. (Transitive, baking) To proof (allow dough containing yeast to rise) excessively. |
| PILFERPROOF | • pilferproof adj. Designed to prevent pilfering (thieving), especially of a container. • PILFERPROOF adj. secure against pilfering. |
| SHATTERPROOF | • shatterproof adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. • shatterproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to shattering. • SHATTERPROOF adj. proof against shattering. |
| SHOWERPROOF | • showerproof adj. That does not absorb water during light rainfall. • showerproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to light rainfall. • SHOWERPROOF v. to make clothes resistant to light rain. |
| TAMPERPROOF | • tamperproof adj. Resistant to tampering. • tamperproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to tampering. • TAMPERPROOF adj. proof against tampering. |
| UNDERPROOF | • underproof adj. Having a lower alcohol content than proof spirit. • underproof v. (Baking) To proof insufficiently. • UNDERPROOF adj. containing less alcohol than proof spirit. |
| WATERPROOF | • waterproof adj. Resistant to the effects of water. • waterproof adj. Made of or covered with material that doesn’t allow water in. • waterproof adj. (Figurative) Incapable of failing; unassailable. |
| WEARPROOF | • wearproof adj. Resistant to physical wear. • WEARPROOF adj. proof against wear. |
| WEATHERPROOF | • weatherproof adj. Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather. • weatherproof v. (UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather. • WEATHERPROOF n. proof against the weather. |