rubber : Idioms & Phrases

• an elastic durable variety of vulcanized caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide as an important constituent.

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• noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  India-rubber tree; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; Assam rubber.
  

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• the part of a brake against which the wheel rubs.

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• noun made by polymerizing butadiene
  buna.
  

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• noun synthetic rubber made by polymerizing isobutylene
  

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• noun a rubber made at low temperatures (5 degrees Centigrade) which is tougher than conventional rubber and is often used in car tires
  

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• noun crude natural rubber; used mainly for shoe soles
  

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• noun spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization and used for cushioning or upholstery
  

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• noun a hard nonresilient rubber formed by vulcanizing natural rubber
  ebonite; vulcanite.
  

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• a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc.

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• noun 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
  rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; India rubber.
  

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• . See Caoutchouc.
• caoutchouc. See Caoutchouc.

Webster 1913

• noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  India-rubber tree; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; Assam rubber.
  

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• noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  India-rubber tree; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; Assam rubber.
  

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• noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  India-rubber tree; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; Assam rubber.
  

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• (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.

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• noun shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe
  mistletoe fig; Ficus deltoidea; Ficus diversifolia.
  

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• noun 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
  rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; India rubber.
  

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• noun a type of natural rubber obtained from tropical South American trees
  

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• noun deciduous tree of the Amazon and Orinoco Rivers having leathery leaves and fragrant yellow-white flowers; it yields a milky juice that is the chief source of commercial rubber
  Hevea brasiliensis; caoutchouc tree.
  

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• noun a narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together
  elastic band; elastic.
  

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• noun boa of grasslands and woodlands of western North America; looks and feels like rubber with tail and head of similar shape
  Charina bottae; tow-headed snake.
  

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• noun a high boot made of rubber
  gum boot.
  

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• noun a bullet made of hard rubber; designed for use in crowd control
  

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• noun an adhesive made by dissolving unvulcanized rubber in a solvent like benzene or naphtha
  

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• cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding water or moisture.

Webster 1913

• (Dentistry), a shield of thin sheet rubber clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth.

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• noun an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
  rubber; pencil eraser.
  

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• noun large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber
  India-rubber tree; Ficus elastica; India-rubber fig; India-rubber plant; Assam rubber.
  

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• noun a stamp (usually made of rubber) for imprinting a mark or design by hand
  handstamp.
  
• noun routine authorization of an action without questions
  

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• noun a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
  automobile tire; auto tire; car tire.
  

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• noun small genus of South American trees yielding latex
  Hevea; genus Hevea.
  
  • rubber trees are usually cultivated in plantations

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• noun a water-base paint that has a latex binder
  latex; latex paint.
  

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• noun going about to look at places of interest
  sightseeing.
  

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• noun a common name for a variety of Sarcosomataceae
  

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• noun made from silicone elastomers; retains flexibility resilience and tensile strength over a wide temperature range
  

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• noun any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
  rubber.
  

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• India rubber, vulcanized.

Webster 1913