English to English
proof
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adjective (a)
- Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof charge.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something(noun.cognition)Example:
If you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it.
source: wordnet30 - a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)(noun.quantity)source: wordnet30
- (printing) an impression made to check for errors(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- a trial photographic print from a negative(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something(noun.act)source: wordnet30
- Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand(adj.all)Example:
Temptation-proof.
Childproof locks.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset(verb.creation)source: wordnet30
- knead to reach proper lightness(verb.contact)Example:
Proof dough.
source: wordnet30 - read for errors(verb.cognition)Example:
I should proofread my manuscripts.
source: wordnet30 - activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk(verb.change)Example:
Proof yeast.
source: wordnet30 - make resistant (to harm)(verb.change)Example:
Proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer.
source: wordnet30
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