Waterproof

Quick meaning: Waterproof is an adjective meaning Resistant to the effects of water.

Meaning

Resistant to the effects of water.

More Meanings

1. Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in.
2. (figurative) Incapable of failing; unassailable.
3. To make waterproof or water-resistant.
4. A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
5. Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.

Example Sentences

Unless you have a 100 percent waterproof plan to defraud insurance companies, I would suggest you don't do it.

Carrados dropped the near window as a man in glistening waterproof stepped from the shelter of a lich-gate and approached.

The only waterproof plan and the one increasingly adopted by leading trades is the consolidation of the interests of all parties in a scheme of amalgamation.

Especially within an international framework, guarding this process is of the utmost importance. The eyes of the world are focussed on the action at hand and demand a waterproof plan and execution.

Word Forms

• waterproofs
• waterproofing
• waterproofed

Synonyms for waterproof

Depending on context, synonyms include watertight, tight, raincoat, rainproof, waterproofed.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include rainproof, raincoat, tight, water-resistant, leak-proof, weatherproof.

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