Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Impervious to or unaffected by water.
- adjective Made of or coated or treated with rubber, plastic, or a sealing agent to prevent penetration by water.
- noun A material or fabric that is impervious to water.
- noun Chiefly British A raincoat or other such outer garment.
- transitive verb To make impervious to water.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Impervious to water, or nearly so
- noun Any material which repels water; especially, a light woolen cloth made for the purpose, and subjected to some waterproofing application.
- noun A garment of some material that repels water, made either of waterproof , or of mackintosh or a similar material made with india-rubber.
- To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water.
- noun A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
- noun Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material.
- transitive verb To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Unaffected by
water . - adjective Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
- verb To make waterproof or
water-resistant .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a water-resistant coat
- adjective not permitting the passage of water
- noun any fabric impervious to water
- verb make watertight
Etymologies
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Examples
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Water perification of some sort. knife matches in waterproof container. compass
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 This was also in waterproof ink, but using a finer point pen.
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 This was also in waterproof ink, but using a finer point pen.
Kater’s Art » Blog Archive » Nightmares in Pleasant Dreams 2009
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Water perification of some sort. knife matches in waterproof container. compass
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The jacket no longer has a main waterproof zipper.
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The jacket no longer has a main waterproof zipper.
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Fabrics that are absolutely impermeable to water are called waterproof.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Fabrics that are absolutely impermeable to water are called waterproof.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Fabrics that are absolutely impermeable to water are called waterproof.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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Fabrics that are absolutely impermeable to water are called waterproof.
HOME COMFORTS CHERYL MENDELSON 2005
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