rub: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of rub
- scrub«Word Popularity Bar4/5
scrub
- noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
bush; chaparral.
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scouring; scrubbing.
- noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
- shrub4/5
shrub
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
bush.
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- grub3/5
grub
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; chuck; chow.
- noun a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
- noun informal terms for a meal
- cherub2/5
cherub
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- noun an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- drub1/5
drub
- verb beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
bat; lick; clobber; thrash; cream.
- We licked the other team on Sunday!
- verb beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- subshrub1/5
subshrub
- noun low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
suffrutex.
- noun low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
- strub1/5
strub
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- erub1/5
erub
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- trub1/5
trub
A truffle. Obs.
Suffixes of rub
- rubber«Word Popularity Bar5/5
rubber
- 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
caoutchouc; natural rubber; gum elastic; India rubber.
- noun any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
synthetic rubber.
- 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
- rubbed4/5
rub
- noun an unforeseen obstacle
hang-up; snag; hitch.
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
wipe.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- noun an unforeseen obstacle
- rubbing4/5
rubbing
- noun the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
friction.
- noun representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
- noun the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
- rubble4/5
rubble
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; junk; debris.
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- rubbish4/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
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ruby
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- rubric4/5
rubric
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
gloss.
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- rubin4/5
rubin
A ruby. Obs. Spenser.
- rubs3/5
rub
- noun an unforeseen obstacle
hang-up; snag; hitch.
- noun the act of rubbing or wiping
wipe.
- he gave the hood a quick rub
- noun an unforeseen obstacle
- rubens3/5
rubens
- noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
Sir Peter Paul Rubens; Peter Paul Rubens.
- noun prolific Flemish baroque painter; knighted by the English king Charles I (1577-1640)
- rubrics3/5
rubric
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- noun an explanation or definition of an obscure word in a text
gloss.
- noun an authoritative rule of conduct or procedure
- rubies3/5
ruby
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- rubbery3/5
rubbery
- adjective satellite having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
rubberlike.
- adjective satellite difficult to chew
gristly; cartilaginous.
- adjective satellite having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
- rubinstein3/5
rubinstein
- noun United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
Arthur Rubinstein; Artur Rubinstein.
- noun Russian composer and pianist (1829-1894)
Anton Grigorevich Rubinstein; Anton Gregor Rubinstein; Anton Rubenstein.
- noun United States pianist (born in Poland) known for his interpretations of the music of Chopin (1886-1982)
- rubles3/5
ruble
- noun the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
- noun the basic unit of money in Russia
rouble.
- noun the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
- rubella3/5
rubella
- noun a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
three-day measles; German measles; epidemic roseola.
- noun a contagious viral disease that is a milder form of measles lasting three or four days; can be damaging to a fetus during the first trimester
- ruben3/5
ruben
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- rubenstein3/5
rubenstein
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- rubbings2/5
rubbing
- noun the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
friction.
- noun representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
- noun the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
- rubes2/5
rube
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
bumpkin; yahoo; hayseed; chawbacon; yokel; hick.
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- rubbers2/5
rubber
- 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
caoutchouc; natural rubber; gum elastic; India rubber.
- noun any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
synthetic rubber.
- 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
- rube2/5
rube
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
bumpkin; yahoo; hayseed; chawbacon; yokel; hick.
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- rubicon2/5
rubicon
(Anc. geog.) A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the province alloted to Julius Cæsar. ✍ By leading an army across this river, contrary to the prohibition of the civil government at Rome, Cæsar precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death of Pompey and the overthrow of the senate; hence, the phrase to pass or cross the Rubicon signifies to take the decisive step by which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise from which there is no retreat.
- rubberized2/5
rubberize
- verb coat or impregnate with rubber
rubber; rubberise.
- rubberize fabric for rain coats
- verb coat or impregnate with rubber
- rubidium2/5
rubidium
- noun a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite
atomic number 37; Rb.
- noun a soft silvery metallic element of the alkali metal group; burns in air and reacts violently in water; occurs in carnallite and lepidolite and pollucite
- rubato2/5
rubato
- noun a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
- noun a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
- ruble2/5
ruble
- noun the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
- noun the basic unit of money in Russia
rouble.
- noun the basic unit of money in Tajikistan
- rubel2/5
rubel
- noun the basic unit of money in Belarus
- noun the basic unit of money in Belarus
- rubus2/5
rubus
(Bot.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
- rubiaceae2/5
rubiaceae
- noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
madder family; family Rubiaceae.
- noun widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry
- rubra2/5
rubra
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- rubrum2/5
rubrum
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- ruber2/5
rube
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
bumpkin; yahoo; hayseed; chawbacon; yokel; hick.
- noun a person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture
- rubik2/5
rubik
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- rubdown1/5
rubdown
- noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
- noun the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes
- rubbles1/5
rubble
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; junk; debris.
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- rubor1/5
rubor
- noun a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
inflammation; redness.
- noun a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
- rubbishy1/5
rubbishy
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
trashy.
- rubbishy newspapers that form almost the sole reading of the majority
- trashy merchandise
- adjective satellite cheap and inferior; of no value
- rubberised1/5
rubberise
- verb coat or impregnate with rubber
rubber; rubberize.
- rubberize fabric for rain coats
- verb coat or impregnate with rubber
- rubberstamp1/5
rubberstamp
- verb stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
handstamp.
- verb approve automatically
- verb stamp with a rubber stamp, usually an indication of official approval on a document
- rubricated1/5
rubricate
- verb place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
- She was rubricated by the pope
- verb furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics
- the manuscript is not rubricated
- verb place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
- rubberneck1/5
rubberneck
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; excursionist; sightseer.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubbernecker.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- rubberneckers1/5
rubbernecker
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubberneck.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
- rubberlike1/5
rubberlike
- adjective satellite having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
rubbery.
- adjective satellite having an elastic texture resembling rubber in flexibility or toughness
- rubbernecking1/5
rubberneck
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
tripper; excursionist; sightseer.
- noun a person who stares inquisitively
rubbernecker.
- noun a tourist who is visiting sights of interest
- rubefacient1/5
rubefacient
- noun a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
- noun a medicine for external application that produces redness of the skin
- rubicund1/5
rubicund
- adjective satellite inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
florid; sanguine; ruddy.
- a ruddy complexion
- Santa's rubicund cheeks
- a fresh and sanguine complexion
- adjective satellite inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
- rubbished1/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- rubbishing1/5
rubbish
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
scrap; trash.
- noun nonsensical talk or writing
codswallop; wish-wash; trumpery; tripe; applesauce; folderol; trash.
- noun worthless material that is to be disposed of
- rubeola1/5
rubeola
- noun an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
measles; morbilli.
- noun an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
- rubia1/5
rubia
- noun type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots
genus Rubia.
- noun type genus of the Rubiaceae; Old World herbs and subshrubs grown for their medicinal properties and for dye substances extracted from their roots
- rubbermaid1/5
rubbermaid
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- rubaiyat1/5
rubaiyat
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- rubrospinal1/5
- rubins1/5
ruby
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- rubescens1/5
rubescens
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- rubrica1/5
rubrica
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- rubripes1/5
rubripes
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- rubell1/5
rubell
A red color used in enameling. Weale.
- rubenesque1/5
- rubbly1/5
rubble
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; junk; debris.
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- rubelle1/5
- rubiginosa1/5
rubiginosa
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- rubrication1/5
- rubrical1/5
rubrical
That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions. Hence, specifically:(a) A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the date and place of printing; also, the initial letters, etc., when printed in red. (b) (Law books) The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters. Bell.(c) (Liturgies) The directions and rules for the conduct of service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also, an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in the plural .All the clergy in England solemnly pledge themselves to observe the rubrics. Hook.
(d) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed . Cowper.Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human conceptions before Christianity. De Quincey.
- rubbled1/5
rubble
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
dust; detritus; junk; debris.
- noun the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
- rubine1/5
ruby
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- noun a transparent deep red variety of corundum; used as a gemstone and in lasers
- noun a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
- rubai1/5
rubai
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Derived words of rub
- yoruba«Word Popularity Bar4/5
yoruba
- noun a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
- noun a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria
Aku.
- noun a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
- shrubs4/5
shrub
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
bush.
- noun a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
- scrubbed3/5
scrubbed
- adjective satellite made clean by scrubbing
- fresh-scrubbed floors
- boys with scrubbed necks and faces
- verb clean with hard rubbing
scrub; scour.
- She scrubbed his back
- adjective satellite made clean by scrubbing
- scrubbing3/5
scrubbing
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scouring; scrub.
- verb clean with hard rubbing
scrub; scour.
- She scrubbed his back
- noun the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
- shrubbery3/5
shrubbery
- noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- noun a collection of shrubs growing together
- noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- cherubim3/5
cherub
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- noun an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- bilirubin3/5
bilirubin
- noun an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
hematoidin; haematoidin.
- noun an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice
- doxorubicin3/5
doxorubicin
- noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
- noun an antibiotic used as an anticancer drug
- scrubs2/5
scrubs
- noun protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
gown; surgical gown.
- noun dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
bush; scrub; chaparral.
- noun protective garment worn by surgeons during operations
- scrubber2/5
scrubber
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
scrubbing brush; scrub brush.
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- scrubbers2/5
scrubber
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- noun a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning
scrubbing brush; scrub brush.
- noun a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
- drubbing2/5
drubbing
- noun a sound defeat
trouncing; whipping; thrashing; slaughter; debacle; walloping.
- noun the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
trouncing; whacking; thrashing; licking; lacing; beating.
- noun a sound defeat
- grubby2/5
grubby
- noun small sculpin of the coast of New England
Myxocephalus aenaeus.
- adjective infested with grubs
- noun small sculpin of the coast of New England
- grubs2/5
grub
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; chuck; chow.
- noun a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
- noun informal terms for a meal
- hyperbilirubinemia2/5
hyperbilirubinemia
- noun abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
- noun abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood
- grubbing2/5
grub
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; chuck; chow.
- noun a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
- noun informal terms for a meal
- cherubic2/5
cherubic
- adjective satellite having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
seraphic; angelic; angelical; sweet.
- an angelic smile
- a cherubic face
- looking so seraphic when he slept
- a sweet disposition
- adjective satellite having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub
- hasdrubal2/5
hasdrubal
- noun general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC)
- noun general who commanded a Carthaginian army in Spain; joined his brother Hannibal in Italy and was killed by the Romans at the battle of Metaurus River (died 207 BC)
- yorubas2/5
yoruba
- noun a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
- noun a Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba in southwestern Nigeria
Aku.
- noun a member of a West African people living chiefly in southwestern Nigeria
- aruba2/5
aruba
- noun a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
- noun a popular island resort in the Netherlands Antilles
- scrubby2/5
scrubby
- adjective satellite sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
scrabbly.
- open scrubby woods
- adjective satellite inferior in size or quality
stunted; scrawny.
- scrawny cattle
- scrubby cut-over pine
- old stunted thorn trees
- adjective satellite sparsely covered with stunted trees or vegetation and underbrush
- cherubs2/5
cherub
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- noun an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- shrubberies2/5
shrubbery
- noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- noun a collection of shrubs growing together
- noun an area where a number of shrubs are planted
- scrubland2/5
scrubland
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- cherubini2/5
cherubini
- noun Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)
Maria Luigi Carlo Zenobio Cherubini; Luigi Cherubini.
- noun Italian composer of church music and operas (1760-1842)
- shrubby2/5
shrubby
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a shrub
fruticulose; fruticose.
- adjective of or relating to or resembling a shrub
- daunorubicin2/5
- shrubland2/5
shrubland
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- brubeck2/5
brubeck
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- grubbed1/5
grub
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; chuck; chow.
- noun a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
- noun informal terms for a meal
- drubbed1/5
drub
- verb beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
bat; lick; clobber; thrash; cream.
- We licked the other team on Sunday!
- verb beat thoroughly and conclusively in a competition or fight
- grubstake1/5
grubstake
- noun funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
- verb supply with funds in return for a promised share of profits
- noun funds advanced to a prospector or to someone starting a business in return for a share of the profits
- scrublands1/5
scrubland
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- noun an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation
- grubbiness1/5
grubbiness
- noun the state of being grimy
griminess.
- noun the state of being grimy
- subshrubs1/5
subshrub
- noun low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
suffrutex.
- noun low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base
- marrubium1/5
marrubium
(Bot.) A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.
- cherubims1/5
cherub
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- noun an angel of the second order whose gift is knowledge; usually portrayed as a winged child
- noun a sweet innocent baby
- grubber1/5
grub
- noun informal terms for a meal
eats; chuck; chow.
- noun a soft thick wormlike larva of certain beetles and other insects
- noun informal terms for a meal
- yoruban1/5
- cherubin1/5
cherubin
Cherubic; angelic. Obs. Shak.
- grubbers1/5
grubber
One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool of the nature of a grub ax, .grub hook, etc.
- aruban1/5
- moneygrubbing1/5
moneygrubbing
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- shrublike1/5
- scrubwoman1/5
scrubwoman
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- bilirubinuria1/5
bilirubinuria
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- urubu1/5
urubu
(Zoöl.) The black vulture ( Catharista atrata ). It ranges from the Southern United States to South America. SeeVulture .
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
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