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Definition: Waterproof |
WaterproofAdjective1. Not permitting the passage of water. Noun1. Any fabric impervious to water. 2. A water-resistant coat. Verb1. Make watertight; "Waterproof the coat". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "waterproof" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1813. (references) |
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Public Administration | Equipment, structure or fabric that is impervious to water; Water-repellant is one degree of it. Source: European Union. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Waterproof is a town located in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 834.Geography
Waterproof is located at 31°48'25" North, 91°23'7" West (31.806938, -91.385233)1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²). 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water.Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 834 people, 353 households, and 194 families residing in the town. The population density is 460.0/km² (1,197.9/mi²). There are 427 housing units at an average density of 235.5/km² (613.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the town is 11.87% White, 87.41% African American, 0.00% Native American, 0.00% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 0.00% from other races, and 0.72% from two or more races. 0.96% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 353 households out of which 24.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 23.2% are married couples living together, 28.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.8% are non-families. 40.8% of all households are made up of individuals and 21.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 3.30. In the town the population is spread out with 28.8% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 75.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 66.9 males. The median income for a household in the town is $10,250, and the median income for a family is $15,179. Males have a median income of $21,250 versus $14,792 for females. The per capita income for the town is $9,523. 51.1% of the population and 44.5% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 57.8% are under the age of 18 and 57.6% are 65 or older.Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Waterproof, Louisiana."
Synonyms: WaterproofSynonyms: rainproof (adj), waterproofed (adj), raincoat (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Clothing | Cloak, pall, mantle, mantlet mantua, shawl, pelisse, wrapper; veil; cape, tippet, kirtle, plaid, muffler, comforter, haik, huke, chlamys, mantilla, tabard, housing, horse cloth, burnoose, burnous, roquelaure; houppelande; surcoat, overcoat, great coat; surtout, spencer; mackintosh, waterproof, raincoat; ulster, P-coat, dreadnought, wraprascal, poncho, cardinal, pelerine; barbe, chudder, jubbah, oilskins, pajamas, pilot jacket, talma |
Safety | Snug, seaworthy; weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof. |
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Movie/TV Titles | Waterproof Willie (1908) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Fisherman oiling waterproof jackets and pants in boat. Christmas Day, Charleston, South Carolina. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| "Wave attack" by Mike Berg Commentary: "Self-portrait with a waterproof camera. Monte Rico, Guatemala." |
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Health | Cover cuts and abrasions with waterproof dressings. (references) | |
Waterproof sunscreens should be selected by swimmers and those who perspire sufficiently to wash off nonwaterproof products. (references) | ||
Business | Marble is used broadly because of the abundance of the material in Greece and the existence of highly skilled labor for working it. Private sector end-users give particular attention to the quality of bathroom ceramics and fixtures, new wall materials, high quality waterproof and insulation materials. (references) | |
Economic History | Israel | Best prospects for U.S. exporters include building tools, waterproof products, paints, etc. (references) |
France | They are introducing a new generation of fibers and textiles corresponding to the needs of new consumers (i.e.: easy-to-clean, anti-bacterial, anti-uv, anti stain, anti odor, insect-protection, waterproof, temperature-control, and light-weight). (references) | |
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| "Waterproof" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 99.76% of the time. "Waterproof" is used about 412 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 99.76% | 411 | 13,718 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.24% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 412 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
1. Waterproof, LA (town, FIPS 79940) |
Expressions using "waterproof": waterproof cape ♦ waterproof footwear ♦ waterproof paint ♦ waterproof sheet. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "waterproof": non-waterproof. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "waterproof"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | mushama (Mac, Macintosh, Mackintosh, mat, oilcloth, oil-coat, oiler, Oilers, oilskin, raincoat, slicker, trench coat), material i papërshkueshëm nga uji, kundër ujit, i papërshkueshëm nga uji (watertight), hermetik (air-locked, airtight, hermetic). (various references) | |
Arabic | معطف واق من المطر (duffle coat, mac, mackintosh, raincoat, trench coat), قماش صامد للماء, صمد للماء, صامد ضد الماء. (various references) | |
Bulgarian | непромокаема материя, непромокаема дреха, непромокаем (damp proof, impermeable, impervious, rainproof, rain-tight, stanch, staunch, tight, watertight), мушама (oil, oilcloth, oilskin, slicker, tarpaulin), импрегниран (impregnate, impregnated), дъждобран (raincoat, slicker). (various references) | |
Chinese | 防水 . (various references) | |
Czech | nepromokavý (impermeable, rainproof, rain-proof, weatherproof). (various references) | |
Danish | vandtæt (impermeable to water, impervious to water, watertight), vandskyende (hydrophobe, hydrophobic, water-repellent), vandfast (wet-stable), vandbestandigt, uigennemtrængelig for vand (impermeable to water, impervious to water). (various references) | |
Dutch | watervast (wet-stable), waterdicht (impermeable to water, impervious to water, watertight), waterbestendig (wet-stable), waterafstotend (hydrophobe, hydrophobic, water-repellent), bestand tegen water. (various references) | |
Farsi | پاداب , عایق اب , ضداب , دافع اب . (various references) | |
Finnish | vettä läpäisemätön (impermeable to water, impervious to water), vesitiivis (impermeable to water, impervious to water, watertight), vedenpitävä (watertight), sadetakki (mac, mackintosh, raincoat). (various references) | |
French | imperméable. (various references) | |
German | wasserdicht (rainproof, watertight, watertightly), wasserundurchlässig (impermeable to water, impervious to water), wasserfest. (various references) | |
Greek | αδιάβροχος (water resistant). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מעיל גשם (oilskin, raincoat, slicker, trench coat), אטימות (dullness, impenetrability, obtuseness, opacity, opaqueness, tightness), אטים למים (watertight), דוחה מים, בלתי חדיר למים. (various references) | |
Hungarian | vízálló (staunch, watertight, watertightal, weatherproof). (various references) | |
Indonesian | tahan air. (various references) | |
Italian | impermeabile (impermeable, impervious, Mackintosh, raincoat, rainproof, slicker). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 耐水 (water-resistant), 防水 (make watertight, tarpaulin), 防水 (make watertight, tarpaulin), ウェーバーの法則 (on-deck batter's circle, rag, taking a pitch, wafer, wafers, waist, waist bag, waist nipper, waist pouch, waistcoat, waistline, wait, waiter, waiting circle, waiting game, waiting room, waiting system, waitress, Wales, walk rally, walk through, walkathon, walkie-lookie, walkie-talkie, walking dictionary, walking shoes, Walkman, war cry, war game, ware, -ware, warehouse, warm, warming, warming-up, warm-up, warning lamp, waste ball, water chute, water closet, water hazard, water polo, watercolor, watercooler, waterfall, waterfront, watermelon, watertight, wave, wave-front, way, weapon, wear, weather, weathercock, weatherstrip molding, web, Weber, Weber's law, wedding, wedding bell, wedding cake, wedding dress, wedding march, wedding ring, wedding veil, wedeling, wedge heel, wedge sole, weight, weight lifting, weight training, welcome, well-done, west, West Coast, West End, West Point, West Side, West Virginia, western, Western grip, Western league, Western music, Westinghouse, wet, wet core, wet cut, wet suit, worm gear). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | たいすい (dead drunk, water-resistant), ぼうすい (make watertight, spindle, tarpaulin), ウォータープルーフ . (various references) | |
Manx | jeenagh (impermeable, resistant, rinsing, staunch), jeen noi ushtey, jeen (dry, impermeable, proof, staunch, watertight, weatherproof), jannoo jeen (proofing). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aterproofway.(various references) | |
Portuguese | impermeável (burberry, damp proof, impenetrable, macintosh, mackintosh, raincoat, rainproof, raintight, repellent, slicker, tight, unsavory, unsavoury). (various references) | |
Romanian | manta impermeabilã, impermeabiliza (proof), impermeabil (damp proof, impermeable, impervious, imperviously, Mackintosh, raincoat, rainproof, repellent, tight, water proof), hidrofug. (various references) | |
Russian | водонепроницаемый (dampproof, impermeable to water, waterproofed, water-repellent, watertight). (various references) | |
Scottish | ao-dìonach (not waterproof). (various references) | |
Serbo-Croatian | vodootporan, kišni mantil (mackintosh, raincoat, slicker). (various references) | |
Spanish | impermeable (impermeable, impervious, Mac, Mackintosh, raincoat, rainproof, raintight, showerproof, slicker, tight, vatertight, watertight), a prueba de agua. (various references) | |
Swedish | vattentät (damp proof, impermeable to water, impervious to water, rainproof, rain-tight, watertight), impregnera (dope, impregnate, proof, weatherproof). (various references) | |
Turkish | yağmurluk (anorak, Macintosh, Mackintosh, raincoat, rainproof, slicker, trench coat), su sızdırmaz (watertight), su geçirmez yapmak (rubber, rubberize), su geçirmez kumaş, su geçirmez (dripproof, impermeable, impermeable to water, impervious, watertight). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | водонепроникний (repellent, showerproof, water-repellent, watertight), непромокальний (rainproof, rain-tight), надавати водонепроникності, дощовик (oilcoat, raincoat). (various references) | |
Vietnamese | không thấm nước (impermeable), áo mưa vải không thấm nước. (various references) | |
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Derivations | |
Words beginning with "waterproof": waterproofed, waterproofer, waterproofers, waterproofing, waterproofings, waterproofness, waterproofnesses, waterproofs. (additional references) | |
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"Waterproof" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: wateroproof. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "waterproof" (pronounced wô"terpruw'f) |
| 6 | -t er p r uw' f | shatterproof. |
| 5 | -er p r uw' f | fireproof, weatherproof. |
| 4 | -p r uw' f | bulletproof, foolproof. |
| 3 | -r uw' f | sunroof. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-f-o-o-p-r-r-t-w" | |
-2 letters: footwear, forepart, operator, wetproof. | |
-3 letters: forepaw, foretop, poofter, praetor, proofer, prorate, reproof, rewrapt, towrope, trooper. | |
-4 letters: farrow, foetor, footer, frater, orator, parrot, poorer, porter, powter, prater, pretor, prewar, protea, prowar, prower, rafter, raptor, report, reroof, rewrap, roofer, rooter, torero, torpor, twofer, wafter, warper, woofer. | |
-5 letters: afoot, afore, after, aport, apter, arrow, farer, fetor, forte. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-f-o-o-p-r-r-t-w" | |
+1 letter: waterproofs. | |
+2 letters: waterproofed, waterproofer, weatherproof. | |
+3 letters: waterproofers, waterproofing, weatherproofs. | |
+4 letters: waterproofings, waterproofness, weatherproofed. | |
+5 letters: weatherproofing. | |
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