rubber


Definition: Meaning of, rubber in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈrʌbə /

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  1. [uncountable] a substance used to make tyres, boots etc, which is made from the juice of a tropical tree or artificially
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  2. [countable] British English a small piece of rubber or similar material used for removing pencil marks from paper [=  eraser American English]
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  3. [countable] British English an object used for cleaning marks from a BLACKBOARD [=  eraser American English]
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  4. [countable] American English informal a CONDOM
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  5. rubbers [plural] American English old-fashioned rubber shoes or boots that you wear over ordinary shoes when it rains or snows [=  galoshes]
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  6. [countable] a series of games of BRIDGE or CRICKET
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  7. [countable] the piece of white rubber where the PITCHER (= person who throws the ball) stands in a baseball game
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rubber used in phrases

  • Assam rubber (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • India rubber (noun)
    1. especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products
  • India-rubber fig (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • India-rubber plant (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • India-rubber tree (noun)
    1. large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  • Para rubber (noun)
    1. a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees
  • Para rubber tree (noun)
    1. deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
  • Rufous rubber cup (noun)
    1. a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
  • buna rubber (noun)
    1. made by polymerizing butadiene
  • butyl rubber (noun)
    1. synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
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