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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006) | ||
rubber adj 1: returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" [syn: rubber, no-good] n 1: 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 [syn: rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc] 2: any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber [syn: rubber, synthetic rubber] 3: 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, rubber, pencil eraser] 4: contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse [syn: condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic] 5: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe] v 1: coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" [syn: rubberize, rubberise, rubber] | ||
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 | ||
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 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. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster] 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. --Beaconsfield. "A rubber of cribbage." --Dickens. [1913 Webster] 3. India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; -- also called natural rubber. [1913 Webster +PJC] 4. Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1]. [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster] 6. A condom. [Slang] [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster] | ||
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