rubber
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈrʌbər/
:
caucho
- These are just kind of protective rubber dampers or cushions.
- rubber bands
- rubber tires
- rubber sole
There wasn't all this extra rubber and texture and heel.
- There wasn't all this extra rubber and texture and heel.
- It was a leather strap with a rubber elastic strap on it.
- And how severe is this rubber band breaking, J pal?
- It's just because this rubber on top here is super, super soft.
Examples
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He bought a new bicycle tire made of rubber to ensure better grip on the road.
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Did you see a box of rubber gloves here, man?
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It's just because this rubber on top here is super, super soft.
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I sure am glad these are rubber sheets.
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I told you, I'm in the rubber business now.
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You forgot your rubber gloves.
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It's a giant rubber hand on a big pole.
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Make sure you have the following tools, rubber mallet, screwdriver.
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Place the tissue box vertically in front of you with the rubber bands going horizontally.
Academic text (2013) -
Eugene suddenly sees that he still has Danny's lucky rubber band on his wrist.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
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4.0
A man-made stretchy material made with chemicals like natural rubber
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8.1
A material like rubber that stretches and returns to its original shape
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2.9
An elastic material made from the sticky sap of certain trees used for many products
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5.0
A natural material from tree sap that stretches and is used to make tires and erasers
A natural stretchy material from tree sap used to make rubber things like tires or tubing
A natural elastic material made from rubber-tree sap used to make tires and waterproof clothes
A man-made stretchy material that stays flexible in very hot and cold temperatures
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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1.0
A waterproof rubber shoe worn to keep feet and lower legs dry when walking in water or mud
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2.8
A South American tree that gives a sticky white liquid used to make natural rubber
- Specialized
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4.0
A man-made stretchy material made with chemicals like natural rubber
- Specialized
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4.6
A very hard material made from tree sap and heated to become stiff, used for pen barrels or handles
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3.1
Large tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant that can make natural rubber
- Archaic
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5.0
A natural material from tree sap that stretches and is used to make tires and erasers
- Specialized
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2.9
An elastic material made from the sticky sap of certain trees used for many products
- Specialized
A type of man-made rubber used to make tires and other industrial products
- Specialized
A rubber made from chemicals that keeps air in and resists many harmful liquids
- Specialized
A man-made rubber made at low temperatures that is tougher and used for car tires
- Archaic
A big tropical tree with large shiny leaves grown indoors and once used to make rubber
- Archaic
A tropical tree often kept indoors as a houseplant with large shiny leaves
- Archaic
A large Asian tree with shiny leaves often grown indoors as a houseplant
- US
A small harmless snake with smooth, shiny skin and a tail that looks like its head
- Specialized
A water-based paint that stays flexible, lasts a long time and resists moisture
Using force to make someone give secret passwords or keys for computer systems
- Specialized
A natural rubber made from sap of the Brazilian rubber tree used to make tires
- Specialized
A man-made stretchy material that stays flexible in very hot and cold temperatures
How Elastic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rubber comes from the simple verb rub, which means 'to rub out', because people first used the tree 'gum' to rub away pencil marks and then called that gum by the same name; that name later became the word for the stretchy, waterproof material we use in tires and grips.