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proof
adjective [after noun] (PROTECTED) /pruːf/ formalDefinition
› providing protection against something: No household security devices are proof against (= protect completely against) the determined burglar. Her virtue would be proof against his charms.Defending and protectingBacking, supporting and defendingPreserving and saving
(Definition of proof adjective (PROTECTED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -proof suffix
- baby verb
- bastion noun
- buffer verb (PROVIDE PROTECTION)
- cherish verb
- coddle verb (PROTECT)
- cosset verb
- featherbed verb
- guard noun (PERSON WHO PROTECTS)
- guard verb (WATCH)
- mother verb
- out of harm's way idiom
- overprotective adjective
- patrol verb
- protect verb
- protective adjective
- secure verb (PROTECT)
- watch your back idiom
- wet-nurse verb
- wrap sb (up) in cotton wool idiom
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