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