rubber
ruh ber
- 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
- n any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
- n an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
- n contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
- n a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
- v coat or impregnate with rubber
rubberize fabric for rain coats - s returned for lack of funds
a rubber check
- When the Japanese took Singapore and the Dutch East Indies they captured 90% of the world's supply of crude rubber.
- This is the current rubber situation as it affects this country.
- As scrap rubber piled up in reclamation heaps last week, many a citizen wondered howand even whetheryou could separate the rubber from a raincoat.