eraser
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- noun
- /ɪˈreɪsər/
- US
:
goma de borrar
- She used the eraser to remove the pencil marks from her drawing.
- pencil eraser
OK, No, you imbecile, take the eraser.
- OK, No, you imbecile, take the eraser.
Examples
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Listen, you wouldn't have a pencil with an eraser I could use, would you?
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I also like to keep an extra eraser or two in there.
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If I could give you an eraser, would you use it?
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This is the best eraser, so I'll just keep using it.
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If you make a mistake, just cross it out or use an eraser.
Academic text (2012) -
That's why they put erasers on pencils.
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Elaina carried in a tray of erasers shaped like vegetables and fruit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Next, she stacked the erasers on one end of the chalk tray.
Fiction book (1998) -
Students selected a reward (e.g., bubbles, pencils, erasers) once they reached a predetermined criterion.
Academic text (2015) -
I always carry a spare eraser in my backpack for school.
Synonyms
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A small soft piece used to remove pencil marks
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A small rubber piece on the end of a pencil that removes marks
A small block of rubber that removes pencil marks
A tool that removes ink marks from paper
A soft pad used to remove chalk marks from a blackboard
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Etymology
Eraser comes from the verb erase, which comes from an old Latin word meaning 'to scrape away'. That's why an eraser removes pencil marks by rubbing or 'scraping' them off the paper.