proof
An effort, process, or operation designed to establish or discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a trial.
The degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or arguments which induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.
The quality or state of having been proved or tried; firmness or hardness which resists impression, or does not yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.
Experience of something.
Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.
A proof sheet; a trial impression, as from type, taken for correction or examination.
A limited-run high-quality strike of a particular coin, originally as a test run, although nowadays mostly for collectors' sets.
A sequence of statements consisting of axioms, assumptions, statements already demonstrated in another proof, and statements that logically follow from previous statements in the sequence, and which concludes with a statement that is the object of the proof.
A process for testing the accuracy of an operation performed. Compare prove, transitive verb, 5.
Armour of excellent or tried quality, and deemed impenetrable; properly, armour of proof.
A measure of the alcohol content of liquor. Originally, in Britain, 100 proof was defined as 57.1% by volume (no longer used). In the US, 100 proof means that the alcohol content is 50% of the total volume of the liquid; thus, perfectly pure absolute alcohol would be 200 proof.

proofed
simple past and past participle of proof

proofing
A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.

proofings
plural of proofing

proofmark
Alternative form of proof mark.

proofmarks
plural of proofmark

proofs
plural of proof.
Samples of the copy and layout of a printed document for review by the author or a proofreader before mass printing.

pruan
Obsolete form of prune (“dried plum”).

pruans
plural of pruan

pruine
Obsolete form of prune (“dried plum”).

pruines
plural of pruine

prune
A plum.
The dried, wrinkled fruit of certain species of plum.
Something wrinkly like a prune.
An old woman, especially a wrinkly one.

pruned
simple past and past participle of prune

prunes
plural of prune

pruning
A removal of excess material from a tree or shrub.
Something obtained by pruning, as a twig.
A method of enumeration that allows the cutting out of parts of a decision tree.

pruninghook
Alternative form of pruning hook.

pruninghooks
plural of pruninghook

prunings
plural of pruning

pseudostreaming
The seeking of a portion of a streamed video that has not yet been downloaded

pubcasting
public broadcasting

pudder
Synonym of pother (“commotion, noise”)

puddered
simple past and past participle of pudder

puddering
present participle and gerund of pudder

pudders
plural of pudder

puddle
A small, often temporary, pool of water, usually on a path or road.
Stagnant or polluted water.
A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.
The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.

puddled
simple past and past participle of puddle

puddles
plural of puddle

pump
A device for moving or compressing a liquid or gas.
An instance of the action of a pump; one stroke of a pump; any action similar to pumping
A device for dispensing liquid or gas to be sold, particularly fuel; a gas pump.
A swelling of the muscles caused by increased blood flow following high intensity weightlifting.
A ride on a bicycle given to a passenger, usually on the handlebars or fender.
The heart.
The vagina.

pumped
simple past and past participle of pump

pumping
present participle and gerund of pump

pumpings
plural of pumping

pumproom
Alternative form of pump room.

pumprooms
plural of pumproom

pumps
plural of pump

punch
A hit or strike with one's fist.
A blow from something other than the fist.
Power, strength, energy.
Impact.

punchbag
Synonym of punching bag.
Synonym of punching bag.

punchbags
plural of punchbag

punched
simple past and past participle of punch

punches
plural of punch

punching
gerund of punch
gerund of punch

punchings
plural of punching

punchline
Alternative spelling of punch line.

punchlines
plural of punchline

punchpresses
plural of punch press

purle
Obsolete form of pearl.
Obsolete form of purl.

purles
plural of purle

pylot
Alternative form of pylote

pylote
A pilot.

pylotes
plural of pylote

pylots
plural of pylot

quadrihydrate
tetrahydrate

quadrihydrates
plural of quadrihydrate

queerspawn
The children of gay or lesbian parents.

quickwater
Water with limited currents or rapids, less turbulent than white water.

quickwaters
plural of quickwater

rainspout
A spout through which rainwater can drain from the roof of a building, etc.

rainspouts
plural of rainspout

raise
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To cause to rise; to lift or elevate.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To create, increase or develop.
To establish contact with (e.g., by telephone or radio).
To respond to a bet by increasing the amount required to continue in the hand.
To exponentiate, to involute.
To extract (a subject or other verb argument) out of an inner clause.
To produce a vowel with the tongue positioned closer to the roof of the mouth.
To increase the nominal value of (a cheque, money order, etc.) by fraudulently changing the writing or printing in which the sum payable is specified.
To instantiate and transmit (an exception, by throwing it, or an event).
To open, initiate.
Misspelling of raze.

raised
simple past and past participle of raise

raisedst
second-person singular simple past indicative of raise

raises
third-person singular simple present indicative of raise

raisest
second-person singular simple present indicative of raise

raiseth
third-person singular simple present indicative of raise

raising
present participle and gerund of raise

raisings
plural of raising

ramified
simple past and past participle of ramify

ramifies
third-person singular simple present indicative of ramify

ramify
To divide into branches or subdivisions.
To spread or diversify into multiple fields or categories.

ramifying
present participle and gerund of ramify

reaf
Obsolete spelling of reef.

reafs
plural of reaf

recharge
To charge an electric battery after its power has been consumed.
To invigorate and revitalize one's energy level by removing stressful agents for a period of time.
To reload a gun with ammunition.
To add or restore water to an aquifer.
To request payment again from.
To charge or accuse in return.
To attack again or anew.

recharged
simple past and past participle of recharge

recharges
third-person singular simple present indicative of recharge

recharging
present participle and gerund of recharge

rechargings
plural of recharging

rediversified
simple past and past participle of rediversify

rediversifies
third-person singular simple present indicative of rediversify

rediversify
To diversify again.

rediversifying
present participle and gerund of rediversify

redivert
To divert again or elsewhere.

rediverted
simple past and past participle of redivert

rediverting
present participle and gerund of redivert

rediverts
third-person singular simple present indicative of redivert