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Rubber - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Rubber : adj
1: made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots"
[syn: rubberized, rubberised]
2: returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good
check" [syn: no-good]
(noun)
1: latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and
Ficus) [syn: India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc]
2: an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with
properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end
of a pencil [syn: rubber eraser, pencil eraser]
3: contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex
sheath worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: condom,
safety, safe, prophylactic]
4: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe]
(verb)
1: coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain
coats" [syn: rubberize, rubberise]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Rubber : \Rub"ber\, n.
1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically:
(a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or
cleaning.
(b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.
(c) A whetstone; a rubstone.
(d) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.
(e) The cushion of an electrical machine.
(f) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish
bath.
(g) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that
grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. --Thackeray.
2. In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the
fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to
play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning
of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.
--Beaconsfield. ``A rubber of cribbage.'' --Dickens.
3. India rubber; caoutchouc.
4. An overshoe made of India rubber. [Colloq.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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