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rubbers

rub·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ruhb-er]
    • /ˈrʌb ər/
    • /ˈrʌb.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhb-er]
    • /ˈrʌb ər/

Definitions of rubbers word

  • noun rubbers (in certain card games, as bridge and whist) 1
  • noun rubbers a series or round played until one sidereaches a specific score or wins a specific number of hands. 1
  • noun rubbers a series consisting of an odd number of games won by the side winning the majority, usually two out of three. 1
  • noun rubbers the deciding game in such a series. 1
  • verb without object rubbers Informal. to rubberneck. 1
  • adjective rubbers 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 rubbers

First appearance:

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

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Parts of speech for Rubbers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Rubbers

rubbers 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for rubbers

noun rubbers

  • condoms — Plural form of condom.
  • contraceptives — A device or drug serving to prevent pregnancy.
  • diaphragms — Plural form of diaphragm.
  • elastics — Plural form of elastic.
  • hormones — Biochemistry. any of various internally secreted compounds, as insulin or thyroxine, formed in endocrine glands, that affect the functions of specifically receptive organs or tissues when transported to them by the body fluids.

verb rubbers

  • eyeballs — Plural form of eyeball.
  • gazes — Plural form of gaze.
All 9 Synonyms of rubbers

Top questions with rubbers

  • what are rubbers?

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    a colorless liquid, C 5 H 10 O 2 Cl 2 , used chiefly as a solvent and in the manufacture of certain synthetic rubbers.

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