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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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greaseproof
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adj 1: resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax;
"greaseproof wrapping paper"
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lightproof
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adj 1: not penetrable by light; "lightproof containers" [syn:
lightproof, light-tight]
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mothproof
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adj 1: resistant to damage by moths [syn: mothproof, moth-
resistant]
v 1: protect from moths; "mothproof woollen clothes during the
summer"
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rainproof
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adj 1: not permitting the passage of water [syn: rainproof,
waterproof, waterproofed]
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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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rustproof
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adj 1: treated against rusting [syn: rustproof, rustproofed]
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shellproof
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adj 1: able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells;
"bombproof shelter" [syn: bombproof, shellproof]
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soundproof
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adj 1: impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound; "a soundproof
room"
v 1: insulate against noise; "Proust had his apartment
soundproofed"
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childproof
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v 1: make safe against children; "childproof the apartment"
[syn: child-proof, childproof]
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ovenproof
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shockproof
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heatproof
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skidproof
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sunproof
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showerproof
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