RUNPROOF

runproof, ladder-proof, run-resistant

(adjective) (of hosiery) resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

runproof (comparative more runproof, superlative most runproof)

(of stockings) Not susceptible to runs.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

2 May 2024

BEQUEATH

(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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