| 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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| 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 |
| 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 |
| goofproof | (verb) proof against human misuse or error | Synonyms: foolproof, goof-proof |
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| greaseproof | (adjective) resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax | - |
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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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| mothproof | (adjective) resistant to damage by moths | Synonyms: moth-resistant |
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| (verb) protect from moths | - |
| 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 |
| 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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| 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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| stormproof | (adjective) protected against or able to withstand storms | - |
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| taproom | (noun) a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter | Synonyms: bar, barroom, ginmill, saloon |
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| taproot | (noun) something that provides an important central source for growth or development | - |
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| (noun) (botany) main root of a plant growing straight downward from the stem | - |
| uproot | (verb) pull up by or as if by the roots | Synonyms: deracinate, extirpate, root out |
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| (verb) destroy completely, as if down to the roots | Synonyms: eradicate, exterminate, extirpate, root out |
| (verb) move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment | Synonyms: deracinate |
| uprooter | (noun) a person who destroys or ruins or lays waste to | Synonyms: destroyer, ruiner, undoer, waster |
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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 | - |
| wrinkleproof | (adjective) of fabric that does not wrinkle easily | Synonyms: crease-resistant, creaseproof, wrinkle-resistant |
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