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Definition of Rubber

1. Noun. 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 products.

2. Verb. Coat or impregnate with rubber. "Rubberize fabric for rain coats"

3. Adjective. Returned for lack of funds. "A no-good check"

4. Noun. Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber.

5. Noun. An eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil.

6. Noun. Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse.

7. Noun. A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow.

Definition of Rubber

1. n. One who, or that which, rubs.

Definition of Rubber

1. to stretch one's neck in looking at something [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Rubber

1. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. A whetstone; a rubstone. An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc. The cushion of an electrical machine. One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath. Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. 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. "A rubber of cribbage." 3. India rubber; caoutchouc. 4. An overshoe made of India rubber. Antimony rubber, an elastic durable variety of vulcanised caoutchouc of a red colour. It contains antimony sulphide as an important constituent. Hard rubber, a kind of vulcanised 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, a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rubber

rubaces rubai rubaiyat Rubarth Rubarth's disease Rubarth's disease virus rubasse rubasses rubati rubato

rubatos rubbaboo rubbaboos rubbed rubber (current term) rubber (current term) rubber-base paint rubber-bulb syringe rubber-necking rubbered

rubberier rubberiest rubbering rubberise rubberised rubberize rubberized rubberizes rubberizing rubberlike

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