Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions. 2015.
goof-proof — verb proof against human misuse or error foolproof this appliance • Syn: ↑goofproof, ↑foolproof • Hypernyms: ↑proof • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
Idiot Proof — In modern English usage, the term idiot proof describes building, organizing or writing in such a way as to be usable to someone of lower to average intelligence. Defensive design. The term came into use in the late 1970s to early 1980s.Several… … Wikipedia
goofproof — goof·proof (go͞ofʹpro͞of ) adj. Slang Protected against mistakes: a goofproof recipe. * * * … Universalium
goofproof — verb proof against human misuse or error foolproof this appliance • Syn: ↑goof proof, ↑foolproof • Hypernyms: ↑proof • Verb Frames: Somebody s something … Useful english dictionary
certain — adjective 1) I m certain he s guilty Syn: sure, confident, positive, convinced, in no doubt, satisfied, assured, persuaded Ant: doubtful 2) it is certain that more changes are in the offing Syn … Thesaurus of popular words
foolproof — adjective a foolproof security system Syn: infallible, dependable, reliable, trustworthy, certain, sure, guaranteed, safe, sound, tried and tested; watertight, airtight, flawless, perfect; informal sure fire, idiot proof, goof proof; formal… … Thesaurus of popular words
goofproof — goof proof a. such as will function properly even if treated badly or ineptly; foolproof; of devices, plans, recipes, etc.; as, nothing running under Windows is completely goofproof. Syn: foolproof. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
goofproof — goof proof v. t. To design (a device or plan of action) so that it will function properly even if treated badly or executed ineptly; foolproof. Syn: foolproof. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lenz Elektronik — GmbH is a German manufacturer of Digital Command Control (DCC) systems for control of model railways. It is most significant for having innovated the DCC packet format and for publishing this system as an open standard, a major factor in DCC… … Wikipedia
fallible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unreliable, untrustworthy. See doubt. Ant., infallible. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. liable to err, frail, imperfect, faulty, error prone, mistaken, uncertain, erring, unpredictable, unreliable, in… … English dictionary for students
