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shatterproof

shatterproof adjective: resistant to shattering; difficult to break.

Adjective

shatterproof (comparative more shatterproof, superlative most shatterproof)

  1. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.
    • a shatterproof plastic ruler

Verb

shatterproof (third-person singular simple present shatterproofs, present participle shatterproofing, simple past and past participle shatterproofed)

  1. (transitive) To make resistant to shattering.

Forms of shatterproof

Adjective
comparativemore shatterproof
superlativemost shatterproof
Verb
third-person singular presentshatterproofs
present participleshatterproofing
past participleshatterproofed
pastshatterproofed

Origin of shatterproof

From shatter + -proof.

Questions about shatterproof

What does shatterproof mean?
Shatterproof means resistant to shattering; difficult to break.
What part of speech is shatterproof?
Shatterproof can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near shatterproof in the dictionary

  1. shattering
  2. shattering the ice
  3. shatteringly
  4. shatterings
  5. shatterpated
  6. shatterproof
  7. shatterproofed
  8. shatterproofing
  9. shatterproofs
  10. shatters
  11. shatters the ice

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