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sinkproof

sinkproof adjective: resistant to sinking.

Adjective

sinkproof (comparative more sinkproof, superlative most sinkproof)

  1. Resistant to sinking.
    • a sinkproof boat

Forms of sinkproof

comparativemore sinkproof
superlativemost sinkproof

Origin of sinkproof

From sink + -proof.

Questions about sinkproof

What does sinkproof mean?
Sinkproof means resistant to sinking.
What part of speech is sinkproof?
Sinkproof is an adjective.

Words near sinkproof in the dictionary

  1. Sinklers
  2. sinkless
  3. sinklike
  4. Sinko
  5. Sinkos
  6. sinkproof
  7. sinkroom
  8. sinkrooms
  9. sinks
  10. sinks in
  11. sinks of iniquity

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