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rubber

rub·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhb-er]
    • /ˈrʌb ər/
    • /ˈrʌbə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhb-er]
    • /ˈrʌb ər/

Definitions of rubber word

  • noun rubber (in certain card games, as bridge and whist) 1
  • noun rubber a series or round played until one sidereaches a specific score or wins a specific number of hands. 1
  • noun rubber a series consisting of an odd number of games won by the side winning the majority, usually two out of three. 1
  • noun rubber the deciding game in such a series. 1
  • verb without object rubber Informal. to rubberneck. 1
  • adjective rubber Also called rubber match. Sports. noting a deciding contest between two opponents who have previously won the same number of contests from each other. 1

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Origin of rubber

First appearance:

before 1530
One of the 29% oldest English words
First recorded in 1530-40; rub + -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Rubber

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rubber popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for rubber

noun rubber

  • barrier method — Barrier methods of contraception involve the use of condoms, diaphragms, or other devices that physically prevent the sperm from reaching the egg.
  • birth control — Birth control means planning whether to have children, and using contraception to prevent having them when they are not wanted.
  • condom — A condom is a covering made of thin rubber which a man can wear on his penis as a contraceptive or as protection against disease during sexual intercourse.
  • contraception — Contraception refers to methods of preventing pregnancy.
  • contraceptive — A contraceptive method or device is a method or a device which a woman uses to prevent herself from becoming pregnant.

adj rubber

  • bendable — to force (an object, especially a long or thin one) from a straight form into a curved or angular one, or from a curved or angular form into some different form: to bend an iron rod into a hoop.
  • lissom — lithesome or lithe, especially of body; supple; flexible.
  • lithesome — bending readily; pliant; limber; supple; flexible: the lithe body of a ballerina.

verb rubber

  • gaze — stare
  • get a load of — anything put in or on something for conveyance or transportation; freight; cargo: The truck carried a load of watermelons.
  • gogglegoggles. large spectacles equipped with special lenses, protective rims, etc., to prevent injury to the eyes from strong wind, flying objects, blinding light, etc. spectacles designed for a special purpose, as night-vision or stereoscopic goggles. Informal. glasses, or eyeglasses: I can't see a thing without my goggles. Synonyms: specs, shades.
  • lamping — a source of intellectual or spiritual light: the lamp of learning.
  • eyeball — Look or stare at closely.

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