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streetproof

streetproof adjective: aware of the dangers that may be encountered while out in the streets, and able to keep oneself safe.

Adjective

streetproof (comparative more streetproof, superlative most streetproof)

  1. Aware of the dangers that may be encountered while out in the streets, and able to keep oneself safe.

Verb

streetproof (third-person singular simple present streetproofs, present participle streetproofing, simple past and past participle streetproofed)

  1. (transitive) To educate (a person) about dangers that may be encountered in the streets.

Forms of streetproof

Adjective
comparativemore streetproof
superlativemost streetproof
Verb
third-person singular presentstreetproofs
present participlestreetproofing
past participlestreetproofed
paststreetproofed

Origin of streetproof

From street + -proof.

Questions about streetproof

What does streetproof mean?
Streetproof means aware of the dangers that may be encountered while out in the streets, and able to keep oneself safe.
What part of speech is streetproof?
Streetproof can be an adjective or a verb.

Words near streetproof in the dictionary

  1. Streetmans
  2. streetmap
  3. streetmaps
  4. streetness
  5. streetology
  6. streetproof
  7. streetproofed
  8. streetproofing
  9. streetproofs
  10. streets
  11. streets ahead

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