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Definitions: Weatherproof |
WeatherproofAdjective1. Able to withstand exposure to weather without damage; "weatherproof electric wiring"; "a weatherproof coat". Verb1. Make resistant to bad weather. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Electrical Engineering | A term applied to a machine suitable for operation under specified weather conditions. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Health | Adjective: healthy, healthful; in health; Noun: well, sound, hearty, hale, fresh, green, whole; florid, flush, hardy, stanch, staunch, brave, robust, vigorous, weatherproof. |
Safety | Snug, seaworthy; weatherproof, waterproof, fireproof. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Weatherproof |
| English words defined with "weatherproof": overlay, overlayer ♦ sheathing, siding. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "weatherproof": collector box ♦ plasterer, stucco ♦ roof covering ♦ STUCCO MASON, stucco worker. (references) |
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High Tech |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| "Weatherproof" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 86.05% of the time. "Weatherproof" is used about 43 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) | 86.05% | 37 | 56,631 |
| Lexical Verb (infinitive) | 4.65% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Lexical Verb (base form) | 4.65% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 2.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Noun (common) | 2.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 43 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| 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 "weatherproof"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | që nuk fut ujë, i qëndrueshëm ndaj motit. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | صامد في وجه الأحوال الجوية. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | устойчив на атмосферни влияния, защитен от лошо време. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | otužilý (hard bitten, Hardy, tough, weather-resistant), nepromokavý (impermeable, rainproof, rain-proof, waterproof), impregnovat (impregnate). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | windbestendige constructie (stormproof construction, weatherproof construction, windproof construction), weerbestendige constructie (stormproof construction, weatherproof construction, windproof construction), stormvaste constructie (stormproof construction, weatherproof construction, windproof construction). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مقاوم دربرابرهوا, عایق هوا, خراب نشدنی دراثرهوا. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | rendre étanche, imperméable, imperméabiliser. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | wetterfest. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντέχων εισ κάθε καιρόν. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | vízhatlan (immersible, impermeable, to hold water, waterproof, water-proof, watertight, watertightal), vízálló (staunch, waterproof, watertight, watertightal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | che resiste alle intemperie. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | jeen (dry, impermeable, proof, staunch, waterproof, watertight). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eatherproofway resistente às intempéries. (various references) защищенный от непогоды (weather-resistant), погодостойкий. (various references) zaštićen od atmosferskih uticaja. (various references) a prueba de la intemperie (weather-resistant). (various references) väderbeständig. (various references) kötü hava şartlarına dayanıklı. (various references) захищений від негоди, погодостійкий (weather-resistant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "weatherproof": weatherproofed, weatherproofing, weatherproofness, weatherproofnesses, weatherproofs. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "weatherproof" (pronounced we"therpruw'f) |
| 5 | -er p r uw' f | fireproof, shatterproof, waterproof. |
| 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-e-f-h-o-o-p-r-r-t-w" | |
-2 letters: waterproof. | |
-3 letters: heatproof, perforate. | |
-4 letters: ephorate, footwear, forepart, operator, perorate, rooftree, therefor, threaper, wetproof. | |
-5 letters: farther, feather, ferrate, forepaw, foretop, operate, pearter, phorate, pooftah, poofter, praetor, preheat, proofer, prorate, repower, reproof, rewrapt, rewrote, taperer, terefah, thereof, thrower, towrope, trooper, waterer, weather, whereat, whereof, whereto, whoopee, whooper, wreathe. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-f-h-o-o-p-r-r-t-w" | |
+1 letter: weatherproofs. | |
+2 letters: weatherproofed. | |
+3 letters: weatherproofing. | |
+4 letters: weatherproofness. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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