rubber

[ UK /ɹˈʌbɐ/ ]
[ US /ˈɹəbɝ/ ]

NOUN

any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
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
a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
he won three out of five games to take the rubber

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How To Use rubber In A Sentence

Again wear rubber gloves and repeat the treatment until the wood can absorb no more.
Some teachers also punish students by flogging them with whips made of rubber (from strips of old car tires), with heavier canes, or simply by slapping, kicking, or pinching them.
Shock isolating means protecting a component from these sudden jolts by mounting it with a shock-absorbing material like neoprene or natural rubber.
The belt may make a squealing noise and throw off sooty black particles of rubber.
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She leaned out of the window, trying to enjoy the fresher air; a scent of burning rubber drifted in.
This will involve placing a small rubber tube called a catheter in the abscess to drain out the fluid.
But when it is warm, the rubber is pliable and retains high elasticity, even when being stretched hard.
In Beit Sahour, a women's demonstration of more than 1000 was disbanded with the use of tear gas and rubber bullets.
A tube or strip of rubber called a drain may be left in the abscess to stop it from healing over.

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