rubber

B1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɹʌbɚ/ UK /ˈɹʌbə/ See IPA manual

Freq #4617

Meanings

1

noun
A strong, stretchy material made from the sap of a tree or made artificially.

Car tyres are made of rubber.
2

noun
A small object used to remove pencil marks; an eraser.

Can I borrow your rubber to fix this mistake?
3

verb
To coat or cover something with rubber.

The fabric is rubbered to make it waterproof.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a small object used to... eraser

3 verb · to coat or cover something... rubberize

Word family

Forms rubbers

Derived forms cyclorubberflubberhog-rubbernanorubbernonrubberrubber-bandrubber-duckrubber-duckedrubber-duckingrubber-hoserubber-neckerrubber-stamp

Etymology

From rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance.

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# rubber

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun, verb
**IPA (US):** /ˈɹʌbɚ/
**IPA (UK):** /ˈɹʌbə/
**Frequency rank:** 4617

## Meanings
1. A strong, stretchy material made from the sap of a tree or made artificially.
2. A small object used to remove pencil marks; an eraser.
3. To coat or cover something with rubber.

## Examples
- Car tyres are made of rubber.
- Can I borrow your rubber to fix this mistake?
- The fabric is rubbered to make it waterproof.

## Derived Forms
- cyclorubber
- flubber
- hog-rubber
- nanorubber
- nonrubber
- rubber-band
- rubber-duck
- rubber-ducked
- rubber-ducking
- rubber-hose
- rubber-necker
- rubber-stamp

## Etymology
From rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance.

## AI Etymology
Rubber comes from rub + -er. The sense of the substance comes from its ability to function as an eraser, displacing earlier caoutchouc. The senses not pertaining to rubbing or erasing are secondarily derived from the name of the substance. Modern senses include a strong, stretchy material made from the sap of a tree or made artificially. and a small object used to remove pencil marks; an eraser.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as cyclorubber, flubber, hog-rubber, nanorubber, nonrubber, and rubber-band.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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