rubber
1. 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 (Freq. 4)
• Syn:
natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc
• Derivationally related forms:
rubbery, rubberize
• Hypernyms:
latex
• Hyponyms:
foam rubber, crepe rubber, cold rubber, hard rubber, vulcanite,
ebonite, Para rubber
2. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
• Syn:
synthetic rubber
• Hypernyms:
synthetic, synthetic substance
• Hyponyms:
silicone rubber, neoprene, buna, buna rubber, butyl rubber
3. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
• Syn:
condom, safety, safe, prophylactic
• Derivationally related forms:
prophylactic (for: prophylactic)
• Hypernyms:
contraceptive, preventive, preventative, contraceptive device, prophylactic device, birth control device
4. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber);
commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
• Syn:
rubber eraser, pencil eraser
• Hypernyms:
eraser
• Part Holonyms:
pencil
5. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
• Syn:
arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe
• Hypernyms:
overshoe
coat or impregnate with rubber
- rubberize fabric for rain coats
• Syn:
rubberize, rubberise
• Derivationally related forms:
rubber (for: rubberize)
• Hypernyms:
coat, surface
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
returned for lack of funds
- a rubber check
- a no-good check
• Syn:
no-good
• Similar to:
bad
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Topics:
banking
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