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Proof :: Proof (a.) Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof..

Resisting :: Resisting (a.) Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium..

Stipulation :: Stipulate (v. i.) To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company to do or forbear anything; to bargain; to contract; to settle terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in resisting the armies of France..

Soft :: Soft (superl.) Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also, malleable; -- opposed to hard; as, a soft bed; a soft peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal..

Bullet-proof :: Bullet-proof (a.) Capable of resisting the force of a bullet.

Unsisting :: Unsisting (a.) Unresisting.

Passively :: Passively (adv.) In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.

Defensive :: Defensive (a.) Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed to offensive; as, defensive war..

Durableness :: Durableness (n.) Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability..

Resistance :: Resistance (n.) A means or method of resisting; that which resists.

Brace :: Brace (v. t.) To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd..

Tough :: Tough (superl.) Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness; yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably tough..

Refractory :: Refractory (a.) Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion, reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the hammer; as, a refractory ore..

Capable :: Capable (a.) Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility; having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable of resisting a long assault..

Withstander :: Withstander (n.) One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting power..

Reaction :: Reaction (n.) Any action in resisting other action or force; counter tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse action.

Drag :: Drag (v. t.) To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing..

Seaboat :: Seaboat () A boat or vessel adapted to the open sea; hence, a vessel considered with reference to her power of resisting a storm, or maintaining herself in a heavy sea; as, a good sea boat..

Chord :: Chord (n.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually horizontal, resisting compression or tension..

Knurly :: Knurly (superl.) Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or resisting much..

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