adj · noun · verb · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɔːtəˌpruːf/
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General-American:/ˈwɔt̬ɚˌpruf/
General-American:/ˈwɑ(ː)t̬ɚ-/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Resistant to the effects of water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Qualifier: but common
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: water-resistant
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 2
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow water in; impervious to water and immune to its effects.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: strictly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: waterfast, watertight
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: impervious
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adj
Meaning 3
Incapable of failing; unassailable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adj
Meaning 4
Not dependent on an aquatic environment to live; thus, able to live on dry land, or at least in a semiaquatic environment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncommon
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 5
A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 6
Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; especially, an outer garment made of such material.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To make waterproof or water-resistant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective satellite
Meaning 8
not permitting the passage of water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rainproof, waterproofed
Antonyms: none provided
9
noun
Meaning 9
a water-resistant coat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.