rubber

CEFRB1

/ˈɹʌbə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong flexible material made from the sap of some trees.

  2. 02

    noun

    An eraser used to remove pencil marks.

Examples

  • The Mayas made their balls out of rubber.

  • Tires wear down because of friction between the rubber and the road surface.

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈrəbbə(r)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An eraser.

  2. Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.

  3. Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.

More examples

In context

  • Jones enters the pits to get new rubber.

  • Jones toes the rubber and then fires to the plate.

  • Johnny, don't forget your rubbers today.

Synonyms

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The tires are made of blank, a stretchy material from rubber trees.

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

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Origin

noun

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.