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Rubber

Rubber Meaning & Definition
Rubber Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rubber?

[n] contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse
[n] a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
[n] an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
[n] latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)
[adj] (informal) "a rubber check"; "a no-good check"
[adj] made of rubber and therefore water-repellent; "rubber boots"
[v] coat or impregnate with rubber, as of fabrics

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rubber: arctic | bad | caoutchouc | condom | galosh | golosh | gum elastic | gumshoe | impermeable | India rubber | no-good | pencil eraser | prophylactic | rubber eraser | rubberise | rubberised | rubberize | rubberized | safe | safety

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See Also | birth control device | coat | cold rubber | contraceptive | contraceptive device | crepe rubber | ebonite | eraser | foam rubber | hard rubber | latex | overshoe | Para rubber | pencil | preventative | preventive | prophylactic device | surface | synthetic rubber | vulcanite

Rubber In Webster's Dictionary

\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.] {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.

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