'Rubber' definitions:
Definition of 'rubber'
From: WordNet
adjective
Returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" [syn: rubber, no-good]
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 [syn: rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc]
noun
Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber [syn: rubber, synthetic rubber]
noun
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]
noun
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]
noun
A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow [syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]
verb
Definition of 'Rubber'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'rubber'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ace,
- bag,
- baleen,
- battledore,
- best bower,
- birth control device,
- blubber,
- bower,
- breeze,
- Buna,
- butt-in,
- butter,
- Butyl rubber,
- caoutchouc,
- cards,
- caucho,
- chewing gum,
- clay,
- clubs,
- cold rubber,
- condom,
- contraceptive,
- contraceptive foam,
- crepe,
- crepe rubber,
- crude rubber,
- cushion,
- deck,
- deuce,
- diamonds,
- diaphragm,
- dough,
- down,
- dummy,
- ebonite,
- eiderdown,
- elastic,
- elastomer,
- eradicator,
- eraser,
- expunger,
- face cards,
- feather bed,
- feathers,
- fleece,
- floss,
- flue,
- fluff,
- flush,
- foam,
- full house,
- gum,
- gum elastic,
- hand,
- handball,
- hearts,
- India rubber,
- intermeddler,
- intrauterine device,
- IUD,
- jack,
- joker,
- jumping jack,
- kapok,
- king,
- knave,
- Lastex,
- latex,
- left bower,
- nose,
- oral contraceptive,
- pack,
- pair,
- Paul Pry,
- pessary,
- picture cards,
- pillow,
- playing cards,
- plush,
- polyurethane rubber,
- prophylactic,
- pudding,
- puff,
- putty,
- queen,
- quidnunc,
- racket,
- round,
- royal flush,
- rubber ball,
- rubber band,
- rubberized,
- rubberlike,
- rubberneck,
- rubbery,
- ruff,
- satin,
- silicone rubber,
- silk,
- singleton,
- skin,
- snoop,
- spades,
- spandex,
- spermicidal jelly,
- spermicide,
- sponge,
- spring,
- springboard,
- straight,
- stretch fabric,
- swansdown,
- synthetic rubber,
- the pill,
- thistledown,
- trampoline,
- trey,
- trick,
- trump,
- velvet,
- wax,
- whalebone,
- wool,
- zephyr
Words containing 'Rubber'
- Rubberize,
- Antimony rubber,
- Brake rubber,
- Hard rubber,
- India rubber,
- Par'a rubber,
- Rubber cloth,
- Rubber dam,
- Vulcanized rubber,
- assam rubber,
- buna rubber,
- butyl rubber,
- cold rubber,
- crepe rubber,
- foam rubber,
- natural rubber,
- para rubber,
- rubber band,
- rubber boa,
- rubber boot,
- rubber bullet,
- rubber cement,
- rubber eraser,
- rubber plant,
- rubber stamp,
- rubber tire,
- rubber tree,
- silicone rubber,
- synthetic rubber,
- mistletoe rubber plant,
- para rubber tree,
- rubber-necking,
- rufous rubber cup,
- India-rubber spring,
- India-rubber tree,
- india-rubber fig,
- india-rubber plant,
- rubber-base paint