shatterproof

shatterproof
adjective
resistant to shattering or splintering
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shatterproof automobile windows

Syn: ↑splinterless, ↑splinterproof
Similar to: ↑unbreakable

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\\| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adjective
: proof against shattering

transparent, shatterproof acrylic plastic — W.A.Hamor

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/shat"euhr proohf'/, adj.
designed or made to resist shattering: shatterproof glass in automobile windows.
[1935-40; SHATTER + -PROOF]

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shattˈerproof adjective
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Main Entry:shatter

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shatterproof UK [ˈʃætə(r)ˌpruːf] US [ˈʃætərˌpruf] adjective
a shatterproof substance does not break into small pieces
Thesaurus: strong and not easy to damage or breaksynonym liquid and neither liquid nor solidhyponym

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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