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English adjective: rubber | |||
| 1. | rubber returned for lack of funds | ||
| Samples | A rubber check. A no-good check. | ||
| Synonyms | no-good | ||
| Similar | bad | ||
| Domain category | banking | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
English noun: rubber | |||
| 1. | rubber (substance) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | caoutchouc, gum elastic, India rubber, natural rubber | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | latex | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cold rubber, crepe rubber, ebonite, foam rubber, hard rubber, Para rubber, vulcanite | ||
| 2. | rubber (substance) any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber | ||
| Synonyms | synthetic rubber | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | synthetic, synthetic substance | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | buna, buna rubber, butyl rubber, neoprene, silicone rubber | ||
| 3. | rubber (artifact) an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil | ||
| Synonyms | pencil eraser, rubber eraser | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eraser | ||
| Part meronym | pencil | ||
| 4. | rubber (artifact) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | ||
| Synonyms | condom, prophylactic, safe, safety | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | birth control device, contraceptive, contraceptive device, preventative, preventive, prophylactic device | ||
| 5. | rubber (artifact) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | ||
| Synonyms | arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overshoe | ||
English verb: rubber | |||
| 1. | rubber (change) coat or impregnate with rubber | ||
| Samples | Rubberize fabric for rain coats. | ||
| Synonyms | rubberise, rubberize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | coat, surface | ||
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