Proof

noun

pruf

Adjective

(used in combination or as a suffix) able to withstand
“temptation-proof”
“childproof locks”

any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
“if you have any proof for what you say, now is the time to produce it”
Type of:GroundsEvidence
the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something
Similar:SubstantiationValidation
Type of:FindingDetermination
(printing) an impression made to check for errors
Type of:ImpressionPrinting
a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it
Type of:StatementArgument
a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume)
Type of:AmountMeasureQuantity
a trial photographic print from a negative
Type of:Print

read for errors
“I should proofread my manuscripts”
Similar:Proofread
Type of:SeeAscertainAssure
activate by mixing with water and sometimes sugar or milk
“proof yeast”
Type of:ChangeAlterModify
knead to reach proper lightness
“proof dough”
Type of:KneadWork
make resistant (to harm)
“proof the materials against shrinking in the dryer”
Type of:Strengthen
make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset
Type of:ProduceCreateMake