RAINPROOF

rainproof, waterproof, waterproofed

(adjective) not permitting the passage of water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

rainproof (comparative more rainproof, superlative most rainproof)

(of external clothing) waterproof

Verb

rainproof (third-person singular simple present rainproofs, present participle rainproofing, simple past and past participle rainproofed)

To make rainproof.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

5 June 2025

UNDERLAY

(verb) raise or support (the level of printing) by inserting a piece of paper or cardboard under the type; “underlay the plate”


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Coffee Trivia

The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.

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