flame-proof
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.98 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
verb
Example Sentences
- "Then choose a large flame-proof bowl—clay or metal—set in a safe spot with nothing flammable above or beneath."
- "Divide the cherries among 4 shallow flame-proof ramekins."
- "Prep done, warm 8 tbsp of olive oil in a large frying pan or flame-proof casserole and add the romano and bell peppers, letting them cook over a moderate heat for 5 minutes, covered with a lid, until they start to relax."
- "[N]o acceptable method has yet been found for flame-proofing an evergreen tree at home. Thus, says the Greater New York Safety Council, a small fresh green tree is the safest. […] Do not drape paper or cotton (unless they are flame-proofed and so labeled) around the tree."
- "Caleb Followill has agreed to play on Dumping The Dead Wood on condition that me and my six wives only ever have sex on fire. We've flame-proofed the duvet and alerted the emergency services but, frankly, I can't see this ending well."
- "Free Christmas trees were available for each unit, 'flame-proofed prior to distribution,' but had to be removed from the building promptly by 5:30pm on Christmas Eve, an hour after the short holiday party allotment."
Inflected Forms
more flame-proof (comparative)
most flame-proof (superlative)
flame-proofs (present, singular)
flame-proofing (participle, present)
flame-proofed (participle, past)
flame-proofed (past)