| rubber | (adjective) returned for lack of funds | Synonyms: no-good |
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| (noun) a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow | Synonyms: arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe |
| (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: condom, prophylactic, safe, safety |
| (noun) 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 |
| (noun) a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides | - |
| (noun) 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 |
| (noun) any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber | Synonyms: synthetic rubber |
| (verb) coat or impregnate with rubber | Synonyms: rubberise, rubberize |
| rubberise | (verb) coat or impregnate with rubber | Synonyms: rubber, rubberize |
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| rubberize | (verb) coat or impregnate with rubber | Synonyms: rubber, rubberise |
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| rubberlike | (adjective) having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness | Synonyms: rubbery |
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| rubberneck | (noun) a person who stares inquisitively | Synonyms: rubbernecker |
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| (noun) a tourist who is visiting sights of interest | Synonyms: excursionist, sightseer, tripper |
| (verb) strain to watch; stare curiously | - |
| rubbernecker | (noun) a person who stares inquisitively | Synonyms: rubberneck |
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| rubberstamp | (verb) approve automatically | - |
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| (verb) stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document | Synonyms: handstamp |
| rubbery | (adjective) having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness | Synonyms: rubberlike |
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| (adjective) difficult to chew | Synonyms: cartilaginous, gristly |
| rubbing | (noun) effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure | Synonyms: detrition, friction |
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| (noun) representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal | - |
| (noun) the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another | Synonyms: friction |
| rubbish | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, folderol, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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| (noun) worthless material that is to be disposed of | Synonyms: scrap, trash |
| (verb) attack strongly | - |
| rubbishy | (adjective) cheap and inferior; of no value | Synonyms: trashy |
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| rubble | (noun) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | Synonyms: debris, detritus, dust, junk |
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