rubber
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- noun
- /ˈrʌbər/
- UK
:
goma
- After finishing the math test, he used a rubber to eliminate the extra pencil marks.
Examples
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What exactly is the function of a rubber duck?
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Have you ever tried to work with rubber gloves on?
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"Can I help you in some way?" she asked as he pulled on his rubber boots.
Fiction book (1992) -
I leaned over and removed the rubber band that held the manuscript.
Fiction book (1996) -
If you have a black rubber eyecup that goes with your eyepiece, use it.
Academic text (2004) -
Then she took a rubber stamp from a desk drawer, stamped the certificate, and signed it.
Fiction book (1994) -
Pete made an expression of annoyance but accepted the rubber gloves from Laurie and put them on.
Fiction book (1992) -
She collects rubber bands.
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I need to use a rubber to erase this mistake from my homework.
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She always keeps a rubber handy so she can quickly correct her writing errors.
Synonyms
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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
Idioms
Compounds
- US
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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 Effective
- UK
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215
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rubber meaning an eraser comes from the action rub, meaning 'to rub out', since early erasers were made from the tree gum that could remove pencil marks, so a 'rubber' is what you use to erase.