rubber.
Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
Meaning & usage
Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.
An eraser.
A condom, especially an external condom.
Someone or something which rubs.
Someone or something which rubs. One who rubs down horses.
Someone or something which rubs. One who practises massage.
Someone or something which rubs. A coarse towel for rubbing the body.
Someone or something which rubs. An abrasive for rubbing with: a whetstone, file, or emery cloth, etc.
The cushion of an electric machine.
The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.
Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.
Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.
Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.
Tires, particularly racing tires.
Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.
A hardship or misfortune.
Where this word comes from
From rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance.
Not covered by funds on account.
Where this word comes from
From rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance.
In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches: The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).
In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches: An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).
A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.
The game of rubber bridge.
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
To eavesdrop on a telephone call
To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.