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aloof
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adv 1: in an aloof manner; "the local gentry and professional
classes had held aloof for the school had accepted their
sons readily enough"
adj 1: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn:
aloof, distant, upstage]
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bombproof
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adj 1: able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells;
"bombproof shelter" [syn: bombproof, shellproof]
n 1: a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing
and provided with food and living facilities; used during
air raids [syn: bomb shelter, air-raid shelter,
bombproof]
v 1: make safe against bombings
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disproof
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n 1: any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of
something [syn: disproof, falsification, refutation]
2: the act of determining that something is false [syn:
falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation,
refutal]
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fireproof
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adj 1: impervious to damage by fire
v 1: make resistant to fire
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flameproof
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adj 1: resistant to catching fire [syn: flameproof, flame-
retardant]
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foolproof
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adj 1: not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification
system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an
unfailing test" [syn: foolproof, unfailing]
v 1: proof against human misuse or error; "foolproof this
appliance" [syn: goofproof, goof-proof, foolproof]
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goof
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n 1: a man who is a stupid incompetent fool [syn: fathead,
goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo,
twat, zany]
2: a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior [syn:
clown, buffoon, goof, goofball, merry andrew]
v 1: commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake; "I
blundered during the job interview" [syn: drop the ball,
sin, blunder, boob, goof]
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hoof
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n 1: the foot of an ungulate mammal
2: the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals
v 1: walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" [syn: foot, leg it,
hoof, hoof it]
2: dance in a professional capacity
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poof
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n 1: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot,
faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen,
queer, poof, poove, pouf]
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proof
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adj 1: (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand;
"temptation-proof"; "childproof locks"
n 1: any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of
something; "if you have any proof for what you say, now is
the time to produce it" [syn: proof, cogent evidence]
2: a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is
true something else necessarily follows from it
3: a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice
the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
4: (printing) an impression made to check for errors [syn:
proof, test copy, trial impression]
5: a trial photographic print from a negative
6: the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of
something [syn: validation, proof, substantiation]
v 1: make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative,
an etching, or typeset
2: knead to reach proper lightness; "proof dough"
3: read for errors; "I should proofread my manuscripts" [syn:
proofread, proof]
4: activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk;
"proof yeast"
5: make resistant (to harm); "proof the materials against
shrinking in the dryer"
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reproof
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n 1: an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to
take the rebuke with a smile on his face" [syn: rebuke,
reproof, reproval, reprehension, reprimand]
v 1: censure severely or angrily; "The mother scolded the child
for entering a stranger's car"; "The deputy ragged the
Prime Minister"; "The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup" [syn: call on the carpet, take to
task, rebuke, rag, trounce, reproof, lecture,
reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold,
chide, berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out,
chew up, have words, lambaste, lambast]
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roof
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n 1: a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a
building
2: protective covering on top of a motor vehicle
3: the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space; "the
roof of the cave was very high"; "I could see the roof of the
bear's mouth"
4: an upper limit on what is allowed; "he put a ceiling on the
number of women who worked for him"; "there was a roof on
salaries"; "they established a cap for prices" [syn:
ceiling, roof, cap]
v 1: provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a
roof
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rustproof
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adj 1: treated against rusting [syn: rustproof, rustproofed]
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spoof
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n 1: a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's
style, usually in a humorous way [syn: parody, lampoon,
spoof, sendup, mockery, takeoff, burlesque,
travesty, charade, pasquinade, put-on]
v 1: make a parody of; "The students spoofed the teachers" [syn:
spoof, burlesque, parody]
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woof
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n 1: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving [syn:
woof, weft, filling, pick]
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bouffe
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n 1: opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is
spoken [syn: comic opera, opera bouffe, bouffe,
opera comique]
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bulletproof
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adj 1: without flaws or loopholes; "an ironclad contract"; "a
watertight alibi"; "a bulletproof argument" [syn:
unassailable, unshakable, watertight,
bulletproof]
2: not penetrable by bullets; "bulletproof glass"; "bulletproof
vest"
v 1: make bulletproof; "bulletproof the car"
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germproof
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windproof
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bufe
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kloof
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ruef
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rueff
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rufe
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renouf
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ploof
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maloof
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holeproof
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wetproof
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behoof
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