Proof positive
noun
evidence considered to be final absolute proof of the existence of something; conclusive proof
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- Proofread
verb (used with object), proofread [proof-red] /ˈprufˌrɛd/ (Show IPA), proofreading [proof-ree-ding] /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 1. to read (printers’ proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected. verb (used without object), proofread [proof-red] /ˈprufˌrɛd/ (Show IPA), proofreading [proof-ree-ding] /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 2. to read printers’ proofs, copy, etc., to […]
- Proofreader
verb (used with object), proofread [proof-red] /ˈprufˌrɛd/ (Show IPA), proofreading [proof-ree-ding] /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 1. to read (printers’ proofs, copy, etc.) in order to detect and mark errors to be corrected. verb (used without object), proofread [proof-red] /ˈprufˌrɛd/ (Show IPA), proofreading [proof-ree-ding] /ˈprufˌri dɪŋ/ (Show IPA) 2. to read printers’ proofs, copy, etc., to […]
- Proofs
noun 1. evidence sufficient to establish a thing as true, or to produce belief in its truth. 2. anything serving as such evidence: What proof do you have? 3. the act of testing or making trial of anything; test; trial: to put a thing to the proof. 4. the establishment of the truth of anything; […]
- Proof-sheet
noun 1. a printer’s proof. 2. Photography. a contact print.
- Proof-spirit
noun 1. an alcoholic liquor, or mixture of alcohol and water, containing a standard amount of alcohol. In the U.S. proof spirit has a specific gravity of .93353 (containing one half of its volume of alcohol of a specific gravity of .7939 at 60° F). In Britain proof spirit has a specific gravity of .91984. […]