rubber band

rub·ber band

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Transcription

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

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ruhb-er band]
- /ˈrʌb ər bænd/

Definitions of rubber band words

noun rubber band a narrow, circular or oblong band of rubber, used for holding things together, as papers or a box and its lid. 1
noun rubber band elastic band 1
countable noun rubber band A rubber band is a thin circle of very elastic rubber. You put it around things such as papers in order to keep them together. 0
noun rubber band a continuous loop of thin rubber, used to hold papers, etc, together 0
noun rubber band a narrow, continuous band of rubber as for holding small objects together 0

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Origin of rubber band

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Rubber band

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubber band

rubber band popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 71% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for rubber band

noun rubber band

diesel — noting a machine or vehicle powered by a diesel engine: diesel locomotive.
elastic — (of an object or material) able to resume its normal shape spontaneously after contraction, dilatation, or distortion.
engine — A machine with moving parts that converts power into motion.

All 3 Synonyms of rubber band