rubber : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rubber	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rubber
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rubber adj returned for lack of funds; "a rubber check"; "a no-good check" Synonym(s): rubber, no-good n 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 Synonym(s): rubber, natural rubber, India rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber Synonym(s): rubber, synthetic rubber an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil Synonym(s): rubber eraser, rubber, pencil eraser contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse Synonym(s): condom, rubber, safety, safe, prophylactic a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow Synonym(s): arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe v coat or impregnate with rubber; "rubberize fabric for rain coats" Synonym(s): rubberize, rubberise, rubber
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rubber \Rub"ber\, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc. (e) The cushion of an electrical machine. (f) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish bath. (g) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. --Thackeray. 2. In some games, as whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist. --Beaconsfield. [bd]A rubber of cribbage.[b8] --Dickens. 3. India rubber; caoutchouc. 4. An overshoe made of India rubber. [Colloq.]