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RUBBER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Synonyms:
arctic; galosh; golosh; gumshoe; rubber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rubber" is a kind of...):
overshoe (footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
Synonyms:
condom; prophylactic; rubber; safe; safety
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rubber" is a kind of...):
birth control device; contraceptive; contraceptive device; preventative; preventive; prophylactic device (an agent or device intended to prevent conception)
Sense 3
Meaning:
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; rubber eraser
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rubber" is a kind of...):
eraser (an implement used to erase something)
Holonyms ("rubber" is a part of...):
pencil (a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
Example:
he won three out of five games to take the rubber
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rubber" is a kind of...):
competition; contest (an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants)
Sense 5
Meaning:
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; rubber
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("rubber" is a kind of...):
latex (a milky exudate from certain plants that coagulates on exposure to air)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rubber"):
foam rubber (spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery)
crepe rubber (crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles)
cold rubber (a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires)
ebonite; hard rubber; vulcanite (a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber)
Para rubber (a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees)
Derivation:
rubber; rubberize (coat or impregnate with rubber)
rubbery (having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
Synonyms:
rubber; synthetic rubber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("rubber" is a kind of...):
synthetic; synthetic substance (a compound made artificially by chemical reactions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rubber"):
silicone rubber (made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range)
neoprene (a synthetic rubber that is resistant to oils and aging; used in waterproof products)
buna; buna rubber (made by polymerizing butadiene)
butyl rubber (synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Returned for lack of funds
Example:
a no-good check
Synonyms:
no-good; rubber
Classified under:
Similar:
bad (having undesirable or negative qualities)
Domain category:
banking (transacting business with a bank; depositing or withdrawing funds or requesting a loan etc.)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
III. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Coat or impregnate with rubber
Example:
rubberize fabric for rain coats
Synonyms:
rubber; rubberise; rubberize
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "rubber" is one way to...):
coat; surface (put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
rubber (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)
Context examples:
The device or packaging contains natural rubber that contacts humans as described under 21 CFR 801.437.
(Labeled as Containing Natural Rubber Latex, Food and Drug Administration)
A substance used to make plastics, rubber, and textiles.
(Acrylonitrile, NCI Dictionary)
Natural latex is an extract of the rubber tree (H. brasiliensis) and contains the allergens responsible for latex hyper-sensitivity reactions.
(Natural Rubber, Food and Drug Administration)
Ethylene thiourea is mainly used as an accelerator in the production of rubber, and in the manufacture of ethylene bisdithiocarbamate pesticides.
(Ethylene Thiourea, NCI Thesaurus)
Hexachlorobenzene was used as a fungicide and was also used as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of dyes, synthesis of organic chemicals, rubber and in wood preservation.
(Hexachlorobenzene, NCI Thesaurus)
A medical device with a small rubber cap that fits over the cervix to block sperm from entering the cervical os.
(Contraceptive Cap, NCI Thesaurus)
The device label indicates natural rubber latex as a component.
(Labeled as Containing Natural Rubber Latex, NCI Thesaurus)
Chloroprene is used as a chemical intermediate in the manufacture of neoprene rubber.
(Chloroprene, NCI Thesaurus)
Latex is a milky fluid that comes from the tropical rubber tree.
(Latex Allergy, NIH)
This substance is used in printing inks, paints and to color vinyl, rubber and paper.
(Lead Chromate, NCI Thesaurus)
