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shrinkproof

shrinkproof adjective: resistant to shrinkage.

Adjective

shrinkproof (comparative more shrinkproof, superlative most shrinkproof)

  1. resistant to shrinkage
    • shrinkproof wool

Forms of shrinkproof

comparativemore shrinkproof
superlativemost shrinkproof

Origin of shrinkproof

From shrink + -proof.

Words formed from shrinkproof

Questions about shrinkproof

What does shrinkproof mean?
Shrinkproof means resistant to shrinkage.
What part of speech is shrinkproof?
Shrinkproof is an adjective.

Words near shrinkproof in the dictionary

  1. shrinking up
  2. shrinking violet
  3. shrinking violets
  4. shrinkingly
  5. shrinkings
  6. shrinkproof
  7. shrinkproofness
  8. shrinks
  9. shrinks away
  10. shrinks back
  11. shrinks down

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