BURGLARPROOF | • burglarproof adj. As secure as possible against burglary. • BURGLARPROOF adj. protected against or designed to afford protection against burglary. |
DRAUGHTPROOF | • draughtproof adj. That prevents the entry of draughts. • draughtproof v. To seal an opening, so as to prevent the entry of draughts. • DRAUGHTPROOF v. to make proof against draughts. |
FLAMEPROOFER | • flameproofer n. Any substance used for flameproofing. • FLAMEPROOFER n. one who flameproofs. |
FLUOROGRAPHY | • fluorography n. Photofluorography. • fluorography n. Visualisation of radiolabelled material. • FLUOROGRAPHY n. the photography of the image produced on a fluorescent screen by X rays. |
GREASEPROOFS | • greaseproofs v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of greaseproof. • GREASEPROOF n. paper proof against grease. |
PERFORATIONS | • perforations n. Plural of perforation. • PERFORATION n. the act of perforating. |
PERFORMATORY | • performatory adj. Synonym of performative. • PERFORMATORY adj. of a statement or verb that itself constitutes the action described, also PERFORMATIVE. |
PREFLORATION | • prefloration n. (Botany) The arrangement (vernation) of floral parts in a bud. • PREFLORATION n. the manner in which the petals and sepals are folded in the flower-bud. |
PREFORMATION | • preformation n. Prior formation. • preformation n. (Biology, historical) The theory that organisms are fully developed in the form of an egg or seed, and… • PREFORMATION n. previous formation. |
PROFESSORATE | • professorate n. Professorship. • PROFESSORATE n. the office of a professor. |
PROFESSORIAL | • professorial adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or of a professorship or professorships. • PROFESSORIAL adj. of or like a professor. |
PROFESSORIAT | • professoriat n. Professors in general. • PROFESSORIAT n. the body of college and university teachers at an institution or in society, also PROFESSORIATE. |
PROOFREADERS | • proofreaders n. Plural of proofreader. • proof-readers n. Plural of proof-reader. • proof␣readers n. Plural of proof reader. |
PROOFREADING | • proofreading v. Present participle of proofread. • proofreading n. The act or process by which a document is proofread. • proof-reading v. Present participle of proof-read. |
RAINPROOFING | • rainproofing v. Present participle of rainproof. • RAINPROOF v. to make proof against rain. |
SHATTERPROOF | • shatterproof adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. • shatterproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to shattering. • SHATTERPROOF adj. proof against shattering. |
WATERPROOFED | • waterproofed adj. Having been made waterproof. • waterproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of waterproof. • WATERPROOF v. to make waterproof. |
WATERPROOFER | • waterproofer n. One who, or that which, makes waterproof. • WATERPROOFER n. one who waterproofs. |
WEATHERPROOF | • weatherproof adj. Capable of resisting damage caused by the weather. • weatherproof v. (UK) To make something resistant to damage caused by the weather. • WEATHERPROOF n. proof against the weather. |