1 | noun | any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something 2 | noun | a formal series of statements showing that if one thing is true something else necessarily follows from it 3 | noun | a measure of alcoholic strength expressed as an integer twice the percentage of alcohol present (by volume) 4 | noun | (printing) an impression made to check for errors 5 | noun | a trial photographic print from a negative 6 | noun | the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something 7 | verb | make or take a proof of, such as a photographic negative, an etching, or typeset 8 | verb | knead to reach proper lightness (12 meanings)

pr'oof (IPA: prˈuf)

proof (no hyphenation) (5 letters | 1 syllable)

1225 (High Middle ages) (800 years ago)

Old French | Latin

written: 3461st most common (1 in 35714 words) ( > 99% noun | 0% verb | 0% adjective)

spoken: 2708th most common (1 in 62500 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

proofs | proofed | proofing | proofer

cogent evidence | evidence | test copy | trial impression | substantiation | validation | print | proofread (total: 8)

check | confirmation | establishment | substantiation | validation | verification | demonstration | logical proof | mathematical proof | monstrance | foundry proof | galley proof | authentication | certification | documentation | ... (total: 27)

evidence | grounds | argument | statement | amount | measure | quantity | impression | printing | photographic print | print | determination | finding | create | make | ... (total: 30)

aloof | goof | hoof | poof | roof | spoof | woof (total: 7) (based on typical American pronunciation)

aloof | reproof | spoof

(none among common words)

burden of proof | damp-proof course | goof-proof | ladder-proof | proof spirit (total: 5)

The Burden of Proof (Scott Turow)

Rabbit-Proof Fence | Proof of Life | Proof | Proof

proof.com | proof.net | proof.org | proof.info

"Smoking gun" | 86 is a high one | 90 is a high one | Conclusive evidence | Math discovery | Math work | Smoking gun | ___ positive (total: 8) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

10 (International English) | 10 (North American English)

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