NOUN | substance | rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc | an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera ... / genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products |
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substance | rubber, synthetic rubber | any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber | |
event | rubber | a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides | |
artifact | rubber, rubber eraser, pencil eraser | an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber) | |
artifact | rubber, condom, safety, safe, prophylactic | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | |
artifact | rubber, arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | |
ADJECTIVE | all | rubber, no-good | returned for lack of funds |
VERB | change | rubber, rubberize, rubberise | coat / coat or impregnate with rubber |
Sounds | rah'ber | |
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Rhymes | absorber ... weber / Weber: 72 rhymes with ber... |
Meaning | Returned for lack of funds. | |
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Example | "a rubber check" | |
Synonym | no-good | |
Category | banking | transacting business with a bank |
Broader | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Meaning | Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber. | |
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Synonym | synthetic rubber | |
Narrower | buna, buna rubber | Made by polymerizing butadiene |
butyl rubber | synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene | |
neoprene | A synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging | |
silicone rubber | made from silicone elastomers | |
Broader | synthetic, synthetic substance | A compound made artificially by chemical reactions |
Spanish | caucho sintético, goma, goma sintética | |
Catalan | goma, goma sintètica |
Meaning | A contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides. | |
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Example | "he won three out of five games to take the rubber" | |
Broader | contest, competition | An occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants |
Meaning | An eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil. | |
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Synonyms | rubber eraser, pencil eraser | |
Part of | pencil | A thin cylindrical pointed writing implement |
Broader | eraser | An implement used to erase something |
Spanish | goma de borrar, goma | |
Catalan | goma d'esborrar, goma |
Meaning | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse. | |
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Synonyms | condom, safety, safe, prophylactic | |
Broader | contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device | An agent or device intended to prevent conception |
Spanish | condom, condón, goma, preservativo, profiláctico | |
Catalan | condom, Condom, condó, goma, preservatiu, profilàctic |
Meaning | A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow. | |
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Synonyms | arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe | |
Broader | overshoe | footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold |
Spanish | bota de lluvia, bota para la lluvia, chanclo de goma, chanclo | |
Catalan | xancle de goma |
Meaning | coat / coat or impregnate with rubber. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "rubberize fabric for rain coats" | |
Synonyms | rubberize, rubberise | |
Broader | coat, surface | Put a coat on |
Spanish | encauchar, engomar | |
Nouns | rubber | an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera ... / genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products |
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