alehoof | (noun) trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta | Synonyms: field balm, gill-over-the-ground, Glechoma hederaceae, ground ivy, Nepeta hederaceae, runaway robin |
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aloof | (adjective) remote in manner | Synonyms: distant, upstage |
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(adverb) in an aloof manner | - |
aloofness | (noun) a disposition to be distant and unsympathetic in manner | Synonyms: remoteness, standoffishness, withdrawnness |
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(noun) indifference by personal withdrawal | Synonyms: distance |
bombproof | (adjective) able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells | Synonyms: shellproof |
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(noun) a chamber (often underground) reinforced against bombing and provided with food and living facilities; used during air raids | Synonyms: air-raid shelter, bomb shelter |
(verb) make safe against bombings | - |
bulletproof | (adjective) not penetrable by bullets | - |
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(adjective) without flaws or loopholes | Synonyms: ironclad, unassailable, unshakable, watertight |
(verb) make bulletproof | - |
burglarproof | (adjective) secure against burglary | - |
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childproof | (verb) make safe against children | Synonyms: child-proof |
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creaseproof | (adjective) of fabric that does not wrinkle easily | Synonyms: crease-resistant, wrinkle-resistant, wrinkleproof |
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cuckooflower | (noun) a bitter cress of Europe and America | Synonyms: Cardamine pratensis, cuckoo flower, lady's smock, meadow cress |
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disproof | (noun) the act of determining that something is false | Synonyms: falsification, falsifying, refutal, refutation |
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(noun) any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something | Synonyms: falsification, refutation |
doofus | (noun) a stupid incompetent person | Synonyms: dimwit, half-wit, nitwit |
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fireproof | (adjective) impervious to damage by fire | - |
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(verb) make resistant to fire | - |
flameproof | (adjective) resistant to catching fire | Synonyms: flame-retardant |
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foolproof | (adjective) not liable to failure | Synonyms: unfailing |
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(verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: goof-proof, goofproof |
goof | (noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goofball, goose, jackass, twat, zany |
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(noun) a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior | Synonyms: buffoon, clown, goofball, merry andrew |
(verb) commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake | Synonyms: blunder, boob, drop the ball, sin |
goofball | (noun) a man who is a stupid incompetent fool | Synonyms: bozo, cuckoo, fathead, goof, goose, jackass, twat, zany |
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(noun) a person who amuses others by ridiculous behavior | Synonyms: buffoon, clown, goof, merry andrew |
goofproof | (verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: foolproof, goof-proof |
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goofy | (adjective) ludicrous, foolish | Synonyms: silly, wacky, whacky, zany |
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greaseproof | (adjective) resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | - |
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hoof | (noun) the foot of an ungulate mammal | - |
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(noun) the horny covering of the end of the foot in ungulate mammals | - |
(verb) dance in a professional capacity | - |
(verb) walk | Synonyms: foot, hoof it, leg it |
hoofed | (adjective) having or resembling hoofs | Synonyms: hooved, ungulate, ungulated |
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hoofer | (noun) a professional dancer | Synonyms: stepper |
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hoofing | (noun) dancing in which the steps are more important than gestures or postures | Synonyms: step dancing |
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hooflike | (adjective) resembling a hoof; especially having the horny texture of a hoof | - |
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hoofprint | (noun) a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an animal | Synonyms: hoof-mark, hoof mark |
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leakproof | (adjective) not subject to leaks | - |
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lightproof | (adjective) not penetrable by light | Synonyms: light-tight |
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loofa | (noun) the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer | Synonyms: loofah, loufah sponge, luffa |
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loofah | (noun) the loofah climber that has cylindrical fruit | Synonyms: Luffa cylindrica, vegetable sponge |
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(noun) the dried fibrous part of the fruit of a plant of the genus Luffa; used as a washing sponge or strainer | Synonyms: loofa, loufah sponge, luffa |
mothproof | (adjective) resistant to damage by moths | Synonyms: moth-resistant |
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(verb) protect from moths | - |
poof | (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
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proof | (adjective) (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand | - |
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(noun) the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something | Synonyms: substantiation, validation |
(noun) a trial photographic print from a negative | - |
(noun) any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something | Synonyms: cogent evidence |
(noun) a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it | - |
(noun) (printing) an impression made to check for errors | Synonyms: test copy, trial impression |
(noun) a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) | - |
(verb) make resistant (to harm) | - |
(verb) activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk | - |
(verb) read for errors | Synonyms: proofread |
(verb) knead to reach proper lightness | - |
(verb) make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset | - |
proofed | (adjective) treated so as to become resistant | - |
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proofread | (verb) read for errors | Synonyms: proof |
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proofreader | (noun) someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections | Synonyms: reader |
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rainproof | (adjective) not permitting the passage of water | Synonyms: waterproof, waterproofed |
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reproof | (noun) an act or expression of criticism and censure | Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproval |
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(verb) take to task | Synonyms: admonish, reprove |
roof | (noun) a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building | - |
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(noun) protective covering on top of a motor vehicle | - |
(noun) an upper limit on what is allowed | Synonyms: cap, ceiling |
(noun) the inner top surface of a covered area or hollow space | - |
(verb) provide a building with a roof; cover a building with a roof | - |
roofed | (adjective) covered with a roof; having a roof as specified (often used in combination) | - |
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roofer | (noun) a craftsman who lays or repairs roofs | - |
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roofing | (noun) the craft of a roofer | - |
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(noun) material used to construct a roof | - |
roofless | (adjective) not having a roof | - |
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(adjective) physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security | Synonyms: dispossessed, homeless |
rooftop | (noun) the top of a (usually flat) roof | - |
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rooftree | (noun) a beam laid along the edge where two sloping sides of a roof meet at the top; provides an attachment for the upper ends of rafters | Synonyms: ridge, ridgepole |
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roofy | (noun) street names for flunitrazepam | Synonyms: circle, forget me drug, Mexican valium, R-2, roach, rope, rophy |
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runproof | (adjective) (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders | Synonyms: ladder-proof, run-resistant |
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rustproof | (adjective) treated against rusting | Synonyms: rustproofed |
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rustproofed | (adjective) treated against rusting | Synonyms: rustproof |
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shatterproof | (adjective) resistant to shattering or splintering | Synonyms: splinterless, splinterproof |
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shellproof | (adjective) able to resist the explosive force of bombs and shells | Synonyms: bombproof |
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shoofly | (noun) a child's rocking chair with the seat built between two flat sides that are shaped to resemble an animal (such as a swan or duck) | - |
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(noun) an undercover police officer who investigates other policemen | - |
soundproof | (adjective) impervious to, or not penetrable by, sound | - |
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(verb) insulate against noise | - |
splinterproof | (adjective) resistant to shattering or splintering | Synonyms: shatterproof, splinterless |
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spoof | (noun) a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way | Synonyms: burlesque, lampoon, mockery, parody, pasquinade, put-on, send-up, sendup, takeoff, travesty |
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(verb) make a parody of | Synonyms: burlesque, parody |
stormproof | (adjective) protected against or able to withstand storms | - |
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subwoofer | (noun) a loudspeaker that is designed to reproduce very low bass frequencies | - |
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sunroof | (noun) an automobile roof having a sliding or raisable panel | Synonyms: sunshine-roof |
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unroofed | (adjective) having no roof | - |
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waterproof | (adjective) not permitting the passage of water | Synonyms: rainproof, waterproofed |
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(noun) a water-resistant coat | Synonyms: raincoat |
(noun) any fabric impervious to water | - |
(verb) make watertight | - |
waterproofed | (adjective) not permitting the passage of water | Synonyms: rainproof, waterproof |
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waterproofing | (noun) the act of treating something to make it repel water | Synonyms: sealing |
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(noun) a coating capable of making a surface waterproof | - |
waterproofness | (noun) The condition of being so tightly made that water cannot enter or escape. | Synonyms: watertightness |
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weatherproof | (adjective) able to withstand exposure to weather without damage | - |
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(verb) make resistant to bad weather | - |
witloof | (noun) young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head | Synonyms: Belgian endive, French endive |
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(noun) widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched | Synonyms: Cichorium endivia, endive |
woof | (noun) the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving | Synonyms: filling, pick, weft |
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woofer | (noun) a loudspeaker that reproduces lower audio frequency sounds | - |
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wrinkleproof | (adjective) of fabric that does not wrinkle easily | Synonyms: crease-resistant, creaseproof, wrinkle-resistant |
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zooflagellate | (noun) flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics | Synonyms: zoomastigote |
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