rubber
Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
Noun 4 meanings
Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.
Natural rubber or any of various synthetic materials with similar properties as natural rubber.
An eraser.
Someone or something which rubs.
Verb 1 meaning
To eavesdrop on a telephone call
Etymology
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.
RUBBER at a glance
RUBBER has 6 letters and scores 10 points in Scrabble (R 1 + U 1 + B 3 + B 3 + E 1 + R 1) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,801 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with rubber
All rhymesOne letter away
- RUBBED11
- ROBBER10
- LUBBER10
- DUBBER11
- RIBBER10
- NUBBER10
- TUBBER10
- RUBBET10
- RUBIER8
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