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nailproof

nailproof adjective: resistant to being punctured or damaged by nails.

Adjective

nailproof (comparative more nailproof, superlative most nailproof)

  1. Resistant to being punctured or damaged by nails.

Forms of nailproof

comparativemore nailproof
superlativemost nailproof

Origin of nailproof

From nail + -proof.

Questions about nailproof

What does nailproof mean?
Nailproof means resistant to being punctured or damaged by nails.
What part of speech is nailproof?
Nailproof is an adjective.

Words near nailproof in the dictionary

  1. nailpolish
  2. nailpolished
  3. nailpolishes
  4. nailprint
  5. nailprints
  6. nailproof
  7. nailrod
  8. nails
  9. nails down
  10. nails it
  11. nails Jell-O to a wall

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