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. |
Shot-proof
(a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Slip
(n.) To move along the surface of a thing without bounding, rolling, or stepping |
Slip
(n.) To slide |
Slip
(n.) To move or fly (out of place) |
Slip
(n.) To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as if by sliding |
Slip
(n.) To err |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to move smoothly and quickly |
Slip
(v. t.) To omit |
Slip
(v. t.) To cut slips from |
Slip
(v. t.) To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound. |
Slip
(v. t.) To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place |
Slip
(v. t.) To bring forth (young) prematurely |
Slip
(n.) The act of slipping |
Slip
(n.) An unintentional error or fault |
Slip
(n.) A twig separated from the main stock |
Slip
(n.) A slender piece |
Slip
(n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held |
Slip
(n.) An escape |
Slip
(n.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other work struck off by itself |
Slip
(n.) Any covering easily slipped on. |
Slip
(n.) A loose garment worn by a woman. |
Slip
(n.) A child's pinafore. |
Slip
(n.) An outside covering or case |
Slip
(n.) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. |
Slip
(n.) A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with silver. |
Slip
(n.) Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding of edge tools. |
Slip
(n.) Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for handles and other applied parts. |
Slip
(n.) A particular quantity of yarn. |
Slip
(n.) An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon which it is hauled for repair. |
Slip
(n.) An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between wharves or in a dock |
Slip
(n.) A narrow passage between buildings. |
slip elusion
eluding | the act of avoiding capture (especially by cunning) |
| slip slip-up miscue parapraxis | a minor inadvertent mistake usually observed in speech or writing or in small accidents or memory lapses etc. |
| Freudian slip | a slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals |
faux pas
gaffe
solecism
slip gaucherie | a socially awkward or tactless act |
validation
proof
substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
slip
sideslip | a flight maneuver, aircraft slides sideways in the air |
skid
slip sideslip | an unexpected slide |
| burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
access road
slip road | a short road giving access to an expressway, in Britain they call an access road a slip road |
case pillowcase
slip pillow slip | bed linen consisting of a cover for a pillow, the burglar carried his loot in a pillowcase |
chemise shimmy
shift slip
teddy | a woman's sleeveless undergarment |
cover glass
cover slip | a small and very thin piece of glass used to cover the specimen on a microscope slide |
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 |
noose running noose
slip noose | a loop formed in a cord or rope by means of a slipknot, it binds tighter as the cord or rope is pulled |
petticoat
half-slip
underskirt | undergarment worn under a skirt |
| proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
| slip slip of paper | a small sheet of paper, a receipt slip |
slip clutch
slip friction clutch | a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great |
slip coach
slip carriage | a railway car at the end of the train, it can be detached without stopping the train |
| slip-joint pliers | pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to increase the opening of the jaws |
| slip-on | an article of clothing (garment or shoe) that is easily slipped on or off |
| slip ring | connection consisting of a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine, provides a continuous electrical connection through brushes on stationary contacts |
| slip stitch | a loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric, designed to be invisible from the right side |
strip
slip | artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material |
slickness slick
slipperiness
slip | a slippery smoothness, he could feel the slickness of the tiller |
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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| slip of the tongue | an accidental and usually trivial mistake in speaking |
dismissal
dismission
pink slip | official notice that you have been fired from your job |
slip
trip | an accidental misstep threatening (or causing) a fall, he blamed his slip on the ice, the jolt caused many slips and a few spills |
| proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
mooring
moorage
berth
slip | a place where a craft can be made fast |
| strike-slip fault | a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally |
| slip | a young and slender person, he's a mere slip of a lad |
cutting
slip | a part (sometimes a root or leaf or bud) removed from a plant to propagate a new plant through rooting or grafting |
| proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
| slip | potter's clay that is thinned and used for coating or decorating ceramics |
| slip on | put on with ease or speed, slip into something more comfortable after work, slip on one's shoes |
| slip off | take off with ease or speed, She slipped off her jacket |
| 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 |
| slip | insert inconspicuously or quickly or quietly, He slipped some money into the waiter's hand |
slip
drop off
drop away
fall away | get worse, My grades are slipping |
dislocate
luxate
splay
slip | move out of position, dislocate joints, the artificial hip joint luxated and had to be put back surgically |