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s | fireproof |

As a letter s

is the letter s with a.

As an adjective fireproof is

resistant to damage from fire.

As a verb fireproof is

to make resistant to damage from fire.

s

Translingual

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Letter

  • The nineteenth letter of the .

    • Symbol

    (wikipedia) (mul-symbol)
  • voiceless alveolar fricative
  • Symbol for second , an SI unit of measurement of time.

    • See also

    (Latn-script) * * (esh) * (dze) * {{Letter , page=S , NATO=Sierra , Morse=ยทยทยท , Character=S , Braille=? }} Image:Latin S.png, Capital and lowercase versions of S , in normal and italic type Image:Fraktur letter S.png, Uppercase and lowercase S in Fraktur Symbols for SI units ----

    fireproof

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Resistant to damage from fire.
    • The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.

    Synonyms

    * (resistant to damage from fire ): fire-resistant, flame-retardant

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make resistant to damage from fire.
    • I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.