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. |
High-swelling (a.) Inflated |
India rubber () See Caoutchouc. |
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 |
Resistant (a.) Making resistance |
Resistant (n.) One who, or that which, resists. |
Rubber (n.) One who, or that which, rubs. |
Rubber (n.) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. |
Rubber (n.) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. |
Rubber (n.) A whetstone |
Rubber (n.) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc. |
Rubber (n.) The cushion of an electrical machine. |
Rubber (n.) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath. |
Rubber (n.) Something that chafes or annoys |
Rubber (n.) In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players |
Rubber (n.) India rubber |
Rubber (n.) An overshoe made of India rubber. |
Shame-proof (n.) Shameless. |
Shot-proof (a.) Impenetrable by shot. |
Swelling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Swell |
Swell (v. i.) To grow larger |
Swell (v. i.) To increase in size or extent by any addition |
Swell (v. i.) To rise or be driven into waves or billows |
Swell (v. i.) To be puffed up or bloated |
Swell (v. i.) To be inflated |
Swell (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant |
Swell (v. i.) To protuberate |
Swell (v. i.) To be elated |
Swell (v. i.) To grow upon the view |
Swell (v. i.) To become larger in amount |
Swell (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner |
Swell (v. t.) To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of |
Swell (v. t.) To aggravate |
Swell (v. t.) To raise to arrogance |
validation proof substantiation | the act of validating, finding or testing the truth of something |
sightseeing rubber-necking | going about to look at places of interest |
burden of proof | the duty of proving a disputed charge |
rubber stamp | routine authorization of an action without questions |
rubber boa tow-headed snake Charina bottae | boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America, looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape |
arctic galosh golosh rubber gumshoe | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
car tire automobile tire auto tire rubber tire | a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel |
condom rubber safety safe prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
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 |
handstamp rubber stamp | a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand |
latex paint latex rubber-base paint | a water-base paint that has a latex binder |
proof | a trial photographic print from a negative |
rubber band elastic band elastic | a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together |
rubber boot gum boot | a high boot made of rubber |
rubber bullet | a bullet made of hard rubber, designed for use in crowd control |
rubber eraser rubber pencil eraser | an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber), commonly mounted at one end of a pencil |
swell | a crescendo followed by a decrescendo |
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 |
ground swell heavy swell | a broad and deep undulation of the ocean |
swell crestless wave | the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea |
ground swell | an obvious change of public opinion or political sentiment that occurs without leadership or overt expression, there was a ground swell of antiwar sentiment |
proof spirit | a mixture containing half alcohol by volume atdegrees Fahrenheit |
swell | a rounded elevation (especially one on an ocean floor) |
dandy dude fop gallant sheik beau swell fashion plate clotheshorse | a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance |
Indiaubber tree Indiaubber plant Indiaubber fig rubber plant Assam rubber Ficus elastica | large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant, source of Assam rubber |
mistletoe fig mistletoe rubber plant Ficus diversifolia Ficus deltoidea | shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe |
Hevea rubber tree genus Hevea | small genus of South American trees yielding latex, rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations |
Para rubber tree caoutchouc tree Hevea brasiliensis | deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers, it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber |
Rufous rubber cup | a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae |
intumescence intumescency swelling | the increase in volume of certain substances when they are heated (often accompanied by release of water) |
proof | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) |
c bulge bump hump swelling gibbosity gibbousness jut prominence protuberance protrusion extrusion excrescence a caa | something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings, the gun in his pocket made an obvious bulge, the hump of a camel, he stood on the rocky prominence, the occipital protuberance was well developed, the bony excrescence between its horns |
swelling puffiness lump | an abnormal protuberance or localized enlargement |
rubber cement | an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha |
foam rubber | spongy rubber, made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery |
rubber natural rubber India rubber gum elastic caoutchouc | an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products |
crepe rubber | crude natural rubber, used mainly for shoe soles |
rubber synthetic rubber | any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber |
silicone rubber | made from silicone elastomers, retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range |
cold rubber | a rubber made at low temperatures ( degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires |
hard rubber vulcanite ebonite | a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber |
Para rubber | a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees |
buna buna rubber | made by polymerizing butadiene |
butyl rubber | synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene |