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WEATHERSTRIP
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Irregular inflected forms: weatherstripped , weatherstripping
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A narrow strip of material to cover the joint of a door or window to exclude the cold
Synonyms:
weather strip; weather stripping; weatherstrip; weatherstripping
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("weatherstrip" is a kind of...):
slip; strip (artifact consisting of a narrow flat piece of material)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide with weatherstripping
Example:
The window must be weatherstripped before the cold weather sets in
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "weatherstrip" is one way to...):
insulate (protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
