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n. (substance) | 1. caoutchouc, gum elastic, india rubber, natural rubber, rubber | 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. |
| ~ foam rubber | spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery. |
| ~ latex | a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air. |
| ~ crepe rubber | crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles. |
| ~ cold rubber | a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires. |
| ~ ebonite, hard rubber, vulcanite | a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber. |
| ~ para rubber | a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees. |
n. (substance) | 2. rubber, synthetic rubber | any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber. |
| ~ synthetic, synthetic substance | a compound made artificially by chemical reactions. |
| ~ silicone rubber | made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range. |
| ~ neoprene | a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products. |
| ~ buna, buna rubber | made by polymerizing butadiene. |
| ~ butyl rubber | synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene. |
n. (artifact) | 3. pencil eraser, rubber, rubber eraser | an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil. |
| ~ eraser | an implement used to erase something. |
| ~ pencil | a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood. |
n. (artifact) | 4. condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe, safety | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse. |
| ~ birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, preventative, preventive | an agent or device intended to prevent conception. |
n. (artifact) | 5. arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe, rubber | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow. |
| ~ overshoe | footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold. |
v. (change) | 6. rubber, rubberise, rubberize | coat or impregnate with rubber.; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" |
| ~ coat, surface | put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface.; "coat the cake with chocolate" |
adj. | 7. no-good, rubber | returned for lack of funds.; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" |
| ~ banking | transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ bad | having undesirable or negative qualities.; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice" |
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