rubber

/ɹˈʌbɚ/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

noun

1. 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
2. any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
3. a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides
   “he won three out of five games to take the rubber”
4. an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
5. contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
6. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

adjective

1. returned for lack of funds
   “a rubber check”

verb

1. coat or impregnate with rubber
   “rubberize fabric for rain coats”

Synonyms for rubber

• natural rubber
• India rubber
• gum elastic
• caoutchouc
• synthetic rubber
• rubber eraser
• pencil eraser
• condom
• safety
• safe
• prophylactic
• arctic
• galosh
• golosh
• gumshoe
• no-good
• bad
• rubberize
• rubberise

Words that rhyme with rubber

• blubber
• scrubber
• lubber