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sightproof

/ˈsaɪtpɹuːf/

sightproof adjective: invisible; not able to be seen.

Adjective

sightproof (not comparable)

  1. invisible; not able to be seen
    • As it was, whenever the yellowbirds came back, their enemies were hidden in their own sight-proof bush.1871, James Russell Lowell, “My Garden Acquaintance”, in My Study Windows, Boston, Mass.; New York, N.Y.: James R[ipley] Osgood and Company, late Ticknor & Fields, and Fields, Osgood, & Co., →OCLC...
    • This louver may also be used where a sightproof louver is desired.1959, Carol J. Dyson, AIA, Louvers in extruded aluminum, Construction Specialties, Inc., page 6

Forms of sightproof

alternative formsight-proof

Origin of sightproof

From sight + -proof.

Questions about sightproof

What does sightproof mean?
Sightproof means invisible; not able to be seen.
What part of speech is sightproof?
Sightproof is an adjective.
How do you pronounce sightproof?
Sightproof is pronounced /ˈsaɪtpɹuːf/.

Words near sightproof in the dictionary

  1. sightline
  2. sightlines
  3. sightliness
  4. sightloss
  5. sightly
  6. sightproof
  7. sightread
  8. sightreadable
  9. sightreading
  10. sightreads
  11. sights

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