eraser

CEFRA2

/ɪˈɹeɪzə/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small rubber object used to remove pencil marks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

Examples

  • Can I borrow your eraser for a moment?

  • Rub out these words with your eraser.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Synonyms
3

Also pronounced

  • /ɛ~ɪˈresə(r)/
  • /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. One who erases.

  2. An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

  3. An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.

More examples

In context

  • I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.

Synonyms

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

She grabbed a pink blank to correct the mistake in her pencil drawing.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From erase + -er.