Definition of Proof

Noun

  • the act of validating
    finding or testing the truth of something
  • a trial photographic print from a negative
  • (printing) an impression made to check for errors
    - test copy - trial impression
  • a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
  • a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
  • 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"
    - cogent evidence

Verb

  • make resistant (to harm)
    "proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer"
  • activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
    "proof yeast"
  • read for errors
    "I should proofread my manuscripts"
  • knead to reach proper lightness
    "proof dough"
  • make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset

Adjective

  • (used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
    "temptation-proof"
    "childproof locks"
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Unscramble proof

23 unscramble word found using the letters proof.

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