rubber
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Noun (6)rubbers
- an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of productsSynonyms: natural rubberIndia rubbergum elasticcaoutchoucType of latexKinds hard rubber, Para rubber, foam rubber, cold rubber, crepe rubber
- any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubberSynonyms: synthetic rubberType of synthetic, synthetic substanceKinds silicone rubber, butyl rubber, neoprene, buna
- a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides“he won three out of five games to take the rubber”Type of contest, competition
- an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencilSynonyms: rubber eraserpencil eraserType of eraserPart of pencil
- contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourseSynonyms: condomsafetysafeprophylacticType of contraceptive, preventive
- a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snowSynonyms: arcticgaloshgoloshgumshoeType of overshoe
Verb (1)rubbers
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Translations
Noun elastic material from rubber trees
- Spanish
- caucho
- French
- caoutchouc
- German
- Gummi
- Italian
- gomma
- Portuguese
- borracha
- Turkish
- kauçuk
- Russian
- рези́на rezína
- Arabic
- مَطَّاط maṭṭāṭ
- Chinese
- 橡胶 xiàngjiāo
- Japanese
- ゴム gomu
36 more languages
- Dutch
- rubber
- Polish
- guma
- Swedish
- gummi
- Greek
- λάστιχο lásticho
- Korean
- 고무 gomu
- Indonesian
- karet
- Vietnamese
- cao su
- Hungarian
- gumi
- Portuguese (PT)
- borracha
- Chinese (Trad.)
- 橡膠 xiàngjiāo
- Albanian
- gomë
- Breton
- gomenn
- Catalan
- cautxú
- Corsican
- gomma
- Czech
- guma
- Danish
- gummi
- Esperanto
- kaŭĉuko
- Estonian
- kummi
- Finnish
- kumi
- Georgian
- რეზინი rezini
- Hebrew
- גוּמִי gúmi
- Icelandic
- gúmmí
- Kurdish
- kaûçik
- Latvian
- gumija
- Lithuanian
- guma
- Malagasy
- fingotra
- Norwegian
- gummi
- Romanian
- cauciuc
- Scottish Gaelic
- rubair
- Serbo-Croatian
- guma
- Slovak
- guma
- Slovenian
- guma
- Swahili
- mpira
- Walloon
- caoutchou
- Welsh
- rwber
- Yiddish
- גומע gume
Noun condom (informal)
- Spanish
- goma
- French
- préservatif
- German
- Gummi
- Italian
- preservativo
- Portuguese
- camisinha
- Turkish
- prezervatif
- Russian
- рези́нка rezínka
- Chinese
- 避孕套 bìyùntào
- Japanese
- ゴム gomu
- Dutch
- condoom
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
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 or a synthetic rubber[4]. (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. William M. Thackeray
2. In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner 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. Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield “A rubber of cribbage.” Charles Dickens
3. India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; — also called natural rubber.
4. Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1].
5. A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4], serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; — usually used in the plural.
6. A condom. slang
Antimony rubber, an elastic durable variety of vulcanized caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide as an important constituent. — Hard rubber, a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc. — India rubber, caoutchouc. See Caoutchouc. — Rubber cloth, cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding water or moisture. — Rubber dam Dentistry, a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54 · with additions: +PJC, GCIDE editors