Waterproof
adjective
Unable to let water in or through.
I am wearing my waterproof jacket because it's raining.
Often appears as...
- waterproof jacket
- waterproof boots
verb
Make unable to let water in or through.
We need to waterproof the basement to prevent flooding.
Often appears as...
- waterproofing a jacket
- waterproofing a basement
adjective
Unable to let water in or through.
I am wearing my waterproof jacket because it's raining.
Often appears as...
- waterproof jacket
- waterproof boots
verb
Make unable to let water in or through.
We need to waterproof the basement to prevent flooding.
Often appears as...
- waterproofing a jacket
- waterproofing a basement
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Use 'waterproof' to describe items that protect against rain or water.
She bought a waterproof camera for her beach vacation.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Submersible
'Waterproof' implies protection from surface water, but often not when fully submerged.
His watch is waterproof, but he shouldn't go diving with it.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Context
Sometimes products are labeled 'waterproof' for marketing, so check their actual capabilities.
This 'waterproof' phone case failed when I swam with it.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Use 'waterproof' to describe items that protect against rain or water.
She bought a waterproof camera for her beach vacation.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Submersible
'Waterproof' implies protection from surface water, but often not when fully submerged.
His watch is waterproof, but he shouldn't go diving with it.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Context
Sometimes products are labeled 'waterproof' for marketing, so check their actual capabilities.
This 'waterproof' phone case failed when I swam with it.
Pro Tip 1/3Weather Protection
Use 'waterproof' to describe items that protect against rain or water.
She bought a waterproof camera for her beach vacation.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Submersible
'Waterproof' implies protection from surface water, but often not when fully submerged.
His watch is waterproof, but he shouldn't go diving with it.
Pro Tip 3/3Misleading Context
Sometimes products are labeled 'waterproof' for marketing, so check their actual capabilities.
This 'waterproof' phone case failed when I swam with it.
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Video examples
Rescuing Penguin Chicks...
You see the adults first kind of going to the water cooling themselves down, But the chicks can't go. They're not waterproof yet and they start kind of panting, opening their beaks, gasping for air. They're trying to find shady spots, but a lot of these colonies don't have really any shade and you're pretty helpless.
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Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
becomes completely solid now the implications of this new technology are far-reaching because it's going to allow people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for
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The game-changing...
The first is the chorion, which is the protective layer that oxygen passes through after entering the shell's tiny pores. You may recognize the chorion as the thin skin you peel away on a hard boiled egg. Think of this waterproof membrane as the in and out doors of the egg. It's the entrance for oxygen
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Baby Squirrels Nesting PIPE...
generation of recruits the females thoughts turned to building a solid predator resistance headquarters where they can raise them these squirreled rays are warm and waterproof an outer layer of interwoven twigs with an inner lining of moss leaves feral feathers it can take
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The science of skin -...
Once they reach the surface, they form a tightly-overlapping, waterproof layer that’s difficult for invading microbes to breach. Any harmful microbes that make it into the epidermis will encounter Langerhans cells. This group of protective skin cells detects invaders
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Bunker Roy: Learning...
and all the women said, "Clear out. The men should clear out because we don't want to share this technology with the men. This is waterproofing the roof." It is a bit of jaggery, a bit of urens and a bit of other things I don't know. But it actually doesn't leak.
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Anupam Mishra: The...
but here they will care properly. And the water will go where it should go. And then it is 40 feet deep. The waterproofing is done perfectly, better than our city contractors,
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Nature's First Line of...
least once during the season so it's important that the eggs should be waterproof and indeed a swan's egg has an outer layer that waterproofs it without suffocating the chick
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How An Egg Becomes A...
special protein as it grows to form an egg shell finally comes the cuticle which helps waterproof the egg and gives it its
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Feeding A Hungry Barn...
waterproof cloak to protect her offspring
Video examples
Rescuing Penguin Chicks...
You see the adults first kind of going to the water cooling themselves down, But the chicks can't go. They're not waterproof yet and they start kind of panting, opening their beaks, gasping for air. They're trying to find shady spots, but a lot of these colonies don't have really any shade and you're pretty helpless.
Video examples
Concrete Tent PIPE I Didn't...
becomes completely solid now the implications of this new technology are far-reaching because it's going to allow people to erect permanent structures but in a fraction of the time that it would have done using traditional building techniques the concrete canvas begins life in waterproof plastic sheeting for
Video examples
The game-changing...
The first is the chorion, which is the protective layer that oxygen passes through after entering the shell's tiny pores. You may recognize the chorion as the thin skin you peel away on a hard boiled egg. Think of this waterproof membrane as the in and out doors of the egg. It's the entrance for oxygen
Video examples
Baby Squirrels Nesting PIPE...
generation of recruits the females thoughts turned to building a solid predator resistance headquarters where they can raise them these squirreled rays are warm and waterproof an outer layer of interwoven twigs with an inner lining of moss leaves feral feathers it can take
Video examples
The science of skin -...
Once they reach the surface, they form a tightly-overlapping, waterproof layer that’s difficult for invading microbes to breach. Any harmful microbes that make it into the epidermis will encounter Langerhans cells. This group of protective skin cells detects invaders
Video examples
Bunker Roy: Learning...
and all the women said, "Clear out. The men should clear out because we don't want to share this technology with the men. This is waterproofing the roof." It is a bit of jaggery, a bit of urens and a bit of other things I don't know. But it actually doesn't leak.
Video examples
Anupam Mishra: The...
but here they will care properly. And the water will go where it should go. And then it is 40 feet deep. The waterproofing is done perfectly, better than our city contractors,
Video examples
Nature's First Line of...
least once during the season so it's important that the eggs should be waterproof and indeed a swan's egg has an outer layer that waterproofs it without suffocating the chick
Video examples
How An Egg Becomes A...
special protein as it grows to form an egg shell finally comes the cuticle which helps waterproof the egg and gives it its
Video examples
Feeding A Hungry Barn...
waterproof cloak to protect her offspring
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Horst Faas
German Photographer
When you're out in the military situation, you can't take pictures at night because flashlights. So at night and in bad weather and in dark weather, the cameras went into the fish tackling box, which was waterproof, and I would just use my mind and try to keep quotes there and write down little stories.
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Bradley Wiggins
British Athlete
If you didn't go out every time it was raining, you wouldn't get anything done. So it's a case of making the right clothing choice in terms of waterproof, breathable, warm clothing.
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Ciara
American Musician
I use Revlon waterproof mascara. And then I love a smokey eye when I perform because I think it's important to make your eyes pop when you're on stage.
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Kelley O'Hara
American Athlete
I used to apply waterproof mascara before a game - it was the easiest thing to wear while I was playing that wouldn't sweat off - but not anymore.
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Julia Fox
Italian Actress
I get my eyelashes done. I get my top lashes done, and then I use waterproof mascara for my bottom lashes. It's an easy regimen.
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Mary Quant
English Designer
One day, a new fabric appeared on the scene. PVC was shiny, waterproof, and unlike anything I'd ever seen before.
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Victoria Beckham
English Musician
These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara.
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Laura Whitmore
Irish Celebrity
My essentials - besides my make-up artist - are high SPF and waterproof mascara.
Quote examples
Horst Faas
German Photographer
When you're out in the military situation, you can't take pictures at night because flashlights. So at night and in bad weather and in dark weather, the cameras went into the fish tackling box, which was waterproof, and I would just use my mind and try to keep quotes there and write down little stories.
Quote examples
Bradley Wiggins
British Athlete
If you didn't go out every time it was raining, you wouldn't get anything done. So it's a case of making the right clothing choice in terms of waterproof, breathable, warm clothing.
Quote examples
Ciara
American Musician
I use Revlon waterproof mascara. And then I love a smokey eye when I perform because I think it's important to make your eyes pop when you're on stage.
Quote examples
Kelley O'Hara
American Athlete
I used to apply waterproof mascara before a game - it was the easiest thing to wear while I was playing that wouldn't sweat off - but not anymore.
Quote examples
Julia Fox
Italian Actress
I get my eyelashes done. I get my top lashes done, and then I use waterproof mascara for my bottom lashes. It's an easy regimen.
Quote examples
Mary Quant
English Designer
One day, a new fabric appeared on the scene. PVC was shiny, waterproof, and unlike anything I'd ever seen before.
Quote examples
Victoria Beckham
English Musician
These people are amazing. It's so emotional I was thinking about wearing waterproof mascara.
Quote examples
Laura Whitmore
Irish Celebrity
My essentials - besides my make-up artist - are high SPF and waterproof mascara.
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