Bead proof
() Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating or sinking of glass globules of different specific gravities thrown into it |
Bead proof
() A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side of the glass, when shaken. |
Bullet-proof
(a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet. |
High-proof
(a.) Highly rectified |
High-proof
(a.) So as to stand any test. |
Plot-proof
(a.) Secure against harm by plots. |
Proof
(n.) Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth |
Proof
(n.) That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief |
Proof
(n.) The quality or state of having been proved or tried |
Proof
(n.) Firmness of mind |
Proof
(n.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination |
Proof
(n.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Cf. Prove, v. t., 5. |
Proof
(v. t.) Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable |
Proof
(a.) Used in proving or testing |
Proof
(a.) Firm or successful in resisting |
Proof
(a.) Being of a certain standard as to strength |
Proof-arm
(v. t.) To arm with proof armor |
Proof-proof
(a.) Proof against proofs |
Shame-proof
(n.) Shameless. |
Sheet
(v. t.) In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper, cloth, etc. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for wrapping the body or for a covering |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded, whether blank or written or printed upon |
Sheet
(v. t.) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet |
Sheet
(v. t.) the book itself. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other substance |
Sheet
(v. t.) A broad expanse of water, or the like. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A sail. |
Sheet
(v. t.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded between, or overlying, other strata. |
Sheet
(v. t.) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the wind |
Sheet
(v. t.) The space in the forward or the after part of a boat where there are no rowers |
Sheet
(v. t.) To furnish with a sheet or sheets |
Sheet
(v. t.) To expand, as a sheet. |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist of a vessel |
Sheet anchor
(v. t.) Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in danger |
Sheet cable
() The cable belonging to the sheet anchor. |
Sheet chain
() A chain sheet cable. |
Shot-proof
(a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
validation
proof
substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
| sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
| burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
cookie sheet
baking tray | a cooking utensil consisting of a flat rectangular metal sheet used for baking cookies or biscuits |
damp-proof course
damp course | a course of some impermeable material laid in the foundation walls of building near the ground to prevent dampness from rising into the building |
| dust cover dust sheet | a large piece of cloth used to cover furniture that is not in use for a long period |
fitted sheet
contour sheet | a sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress |
pall shroud
cerement
winding-sheet
windinglothes | burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped |
plate glass
sheet glass | glass formed into large thin sheets |
| proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
sail
canvas canvass sheet | a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel |
sheet
bed sheet | bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece of cotton or linen cloth, used in pairs |
sheet tack mainsheet
weather sheet
shroud | (nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind |
| sheet flat solid | a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width |
sheet anchor
waist anchor | spare anchor for use in emergency |
sheet bend
becket bend
weaver's knot
weaver's hitch | a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) |
| sheet iron | plate iron thinner than tank iron |
| sheet metal | sheet of metal formed into a thin plate |
sheet pile
sheath pile
sheet piling | a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
| sheet web | an irregular spider web woven in a single plane and looking like flattened hammocks |
tent-fly
rainfly
fly sheet
fly tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent |
proof
cogent evidence | 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 |
sheet
piece of paper
sheet of paper | paper used for writing or printing |
| tear sheet | a sheet that can be easily torn out of a publication |
| style sheet | a sheet summarizing the editorial conventions to be followed in preparing text for publication |
tabloid
rag
sheet | newspaper with half-size pages |
blotter
day book
police blotter
rap sheet
charge sheet | the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station |
| time sheet | a record of the hours worked by employees |
flow chart
flowchart
flow diagram
flow sheet | a diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system |
proof test copy
trial impression | (printing) an impression made to check for errors |
| galley proof | a proof taken before the type is broken up to print pages |
| foundry proof | a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made |
| tip sheet | a publication containing the latest information or tips or predictions for a particular business or stock market information or horse racing results, etc. |
dope sheet
scratch sheet | a racing publication giving information on horses and the outcomes of horse races |
| proof | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it |
| mathematical proof | proof of a mathematical theorem |
| logical proof | proof of a logical theorem |
| lead sheet | a sheet containing the words and melody for a song (and some indication of harmony) written in simple form |
| sheet music | a musical composition in printed or written form, she turned the pages of the music as he played |
test paper
examination paper
exam paper
question sheet | a written examination |
| sheet lighting | lightning that appears as a broad sheet, due to reflections of more distant lightning and to diffusion by the clouds |
| proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
| sheet | any broad thin expanse or surface, a sheet of ice |
| balance sheet | a record of the financial situation of an institution on a particular date by listing its assets and the claims against those assets |
| proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
plane
sheet | (mathematics) an unbounded two-dimensional shape, we will refer to the plane of the graph as the X-Y plane, any line joining two points on a plane lies wholly on that plane |
| proof | make resistant (to harm), proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer |
child-proof
childproof | make safe against children, childproof the apartment |
goofproof
goof-proof
foolproof | proof against human misuse or error, foolproof this appliance |
| proof | activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk, proof yeast |