rubber
noun
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
Similar word(s): caoutchouc
Definition categories: substance, latex
2. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
Definition categories: substance, synthetic
3. a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
- he won three out of five games to take the rubber
Definition categories: event, competition, contest
4. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
Definition categories: man–made, eraser
5. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Similar word(s): condom, prophylactic, safe, safety
Definition categories: man–made, contraceptive, preventative, preventive
6. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Similar word(s): arctic, galosh, golosh, gumshoe
Definition categories: man–made, overshoe
Sentences with rubber as a noun:
- Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.
- Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.
- Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.
- "Still, I confess that I miss my rubber. It is the first Saturday night for seven-and-twenty years that I have not had my rubber." "I think you will find that you will play for a higher stake to-night than you have ever done yet, and that the play will be more exciting."