rubber
Speech parts
1. rubber - Noun
2. rubber - Adjective
3. rubber - Verb
4. rubber - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
One who, or that which, rubs.
An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning.
A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.
A whetstone; a rubstone.
An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc.
The cushion of an electrical machine.
One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath.
Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub.
In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, 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.
India rubber; caoutchouc.
An overshoe made of India rubber.
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Examples
It was a challenge to be able to create a character without being able to use one's normal set of expressions. All the rubber and makeup attached to your face left you with only a modest range of facial movements.
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.
You can't get a suit of armour and a rubber chicken just like that. You have to plan ahead.
For two hours I'd felt myself stretching tighter and tighter, like a rubber band pulled to the point of snapping. And now, I could feel the smaller, weaker part of myself beginning to fray, tiny bits giving way before the big break.
I'm done with girls on rocks! I've painted them for thirteen years and I could paint them and sell them for thirteen more. That's the peril of the commercial art game. It tempts a man to repeat himself. it's an awful thing to get to be a rubber stamp. I'm quitting my rut now while I'm still able.
"Botofe bo le iwa.” : Rubber is death (present day Congo proverb) A bald-headed man will not grow hair by getting excited.