Rubber
noun
A strong, flexible, waterproof material that comes from a tree or made synthetically.
The tires on a car are made of rubber.
Often appears as...
- rubber band
- rubber glove
noun
A small piece of rubber used to erase pencil marks.
My teacher gave me a rubber to erase my mistakes.
Often appears as...
- use a rubber
- borrow a rubber
noun
Condom.
It's important to use a rubber for protection.
Often appears as...
- buy a rubber
- use a rubber
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A series of games in bridge or whist.
We played a rubber of bridge before dinner.
Often appears as...
- play a rubber
- win a rubber
noun
A strong, flexible, waterproof material that comes from a tree or made synthetically.
The tires on a car are made of rubber.
Often appears as...
- rubber band
- rubber glove
noun
A small piece of rubber used to erase pencil marks.
My teacher gave me a rubber to erase my mistakes.
Often appears as...
- use a rubber
- borrow a rubber
noun
Condom.
It's important to use a rubber for protection.
Often appears as...
- buy a rubber
- use a rubber
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A series of games in bridge or whist.
We played a rubber of bridge before dinner.
Often appears as...
- play a rubber
- win a rubber
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Material Context
Often used to describe items made from elastic materials that might stretch or bend.
They used rubber hoses in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Industrial Use
Frequently found in manufacturing and industrial contexts for its durable qualities.
The rubber seal prevents water from leaking.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Natural
Remember, 'rubber' can be either natural or synthetic, not necessarily from a tree.
My boots are made with synthetic rubber.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Context
Often used to describe items made from elastic materials that might stretch or bend.
They used rubber hoses in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Industrial Use
Frequently found in manufacturing and industrial contexts for its durable qualities.
The rubber seal prevents water from leaking.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Natural
Remember, 'rubber' can be either natural or synthetic, not necessarily from a tree.
My boots are made with synthetic rubber.
Pro Tip 1/3Material Context
Often used to describe items made from elastic materials that might stretch or bend.
They used rubber hoses in the garden.
Pro Tip 2/3Industrial Use
Frequently found in manufacturing and industrial contexts for its durable qualities.
The rubber seal prevents water from leaking.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Natural
Remember, 'rubber' can be either natural or synthetic, not necessarily from a tree.
My boots are made with synthetic rubber.
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Learning from dirty jobs...
likewise on the left. Lamb goes on the post, she opens it up. Alright. Great. Albert goes in, I follow Albert, the crew is around. I always watch the process done the first time before I try it. Being an apprentice, you know, you do that. Albert reaches in his pocket to pull out, you know, this black rubber band,
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Your brain hallucinates...
which is that experiences of the body from the inside are very different from experiences of the world around us. When I look around me, the world seems full of objects -- tables, chairs, rubber hands, people, you lot -- even my own body in the world, I can perceive it as an object from the outside.
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How the stethoscope was...
He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug. His device becomes the forerunner to the metal, plastic, and rubber stethoscope we still use today.
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Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
with a light passing through it it was so fragile that we said we really couldn't take the chance of casting and molding it by normal procedures which is putting silicone rubber over it making a mold pulling it apart putting plastic inside it wouldn't survive we can withstand a break or two
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How the rubber glove was...
In fact, the gloves are such a success that the good doctor orders more for his team and for himself. From these early experiments, a multibillion dollar rubber glove industry is born. And it turns out the doctor didn't just want to protect the nurse's hands.
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Beyond the edge of the...
after the rubber ducks its own water the woodcuts here's a different way of looking at organisms on the seafloor face painting as a way to bring awareness to what's going on in the in the deep sea this is in the case of people are trawling the last example I
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The science of static...
Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time. Conductors like metals and salt water tend to have loosely bound outer electrons, which can easily flow between molecules. On the other hand, insulators like plastics, rubber and glass
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Three ways the universe...
is just strong enough to stretch the rubber band until it loses its elasticity. The expansion wouldn’t be able to accelerate anymore, but the universe would keep getting bigger. Clusters of galaxies would separate.
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The Tragedy Of...
rainforests are cleared and burned they then replace it with soybeans rubber pasture for cattle but one of the big drivers is palm oil palm oil is like a magical fruit
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Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein. I didn't know what to expect, but I wasn't expecting that.
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Learning from dirty jobs...
likewise on the left. Lamb goes on the post, she opens it up. Alright. Great. Albert goes in, I follow Albert, the crew is around. I always watch the process done the first time before I try it. Being an apprentice, you know, you do that. Albert reaches in his pocket to pull out, you know, this black rubber band,
Video examples
Your brain hallucinates...
which is that experiences of the body from the inside are very different from experiences of the world around us. When I look around me, the world seems full of objects -- tables, chairs, rubber hands, people, you lot -- even my own body in the world, I can perceive it as an object from the outside.
Video examples
How the stethoscope was...
He is delighted by the clarity of the sound. Laennec spends the next three years developing and testing various materials and mechanisms before settling on a hollow wooden tube with detachable plug. His device becomes the forerunner to the metal, plastic, and rubber stethoscope we still use today.
Video examples
Extreme Dinosaurs PIPE...
with a light passing through it it was so fragile that we said we really couldn't take the chance of casting and molding it by normal procedures which is putting silicone rubber over it making a mold pulling it apart putting plastic inside it wouldn't survive we can withstand a break or two
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How the rubber glove was...
In fact, the gloves are such a success that the good doctor orders more for his team and for himself. From these early experiments, a multibillion dollar rubber glove industry is born. And it turns out the doctor didn't just want to protect the nurse's hands.
Video examples
Beyond the edge of the...
after the rubber ducks its own water the woodcuts here's a different way of looking at organisms on the seafloor face painting as a way to bring awareness to what's going on in the in the deep sea this is in the case of people are trawling the last example I
Video examples
The science of static...
Otherwise you'd be getting zapped all the time. Conductors like metals and salt water tend to have loosely bound outer electrons, which can easily flow between molecules. On the other hand, insulators like plastics, rubber and glass
Video examples
Three ways the universe...
is just strong enough to stretch the rubber band until it loses its elasticity. The expansion wouldn’t be able to accelerate anymore, but the universe would keep getting bigger. Clusters of galaxies would separate.
Video examples
The Tragedy Of...
rainforests are cleared and burned they then replace it with soybeans rubber pasture for cattle but one of the big drivers is palm oil palm oil is like a magical fruit
Video examples
Amy Purdy: Living beyond...
and a yellow rubber foot with a raised rubber line from the toe to the ankle to look like a vein. I didn't know what to expect, but I wasn't expecting that.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Edward Zwick
American Director
It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come.
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Michael Rooker
American Actor
I did 'Slither,' so I've done seven hours in the makeup chair. So two hours for zombie makeup is like nothing. That's a walk in the park for me. When you do seven-hour makeup and then eight hours of work, you're thinking, 'Oh God, what did this do to me?' You're under that rubber forever. It's crazy.
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
I've got bits falling off me. I'm not made of rubber. That's from film stunts. Every single injury I have is related to a movie. I know that sounds fundamentally embarrassing.
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Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
On 'Ant-Man', I took a rubber stamp from the office of Hank Pym, who's played by Michael Douglas.
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Hugh Skinner
English Actor
When I was doing 'Les Mis,' someone sent me a collection of pencil rubbers.
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Ken Hakuta
South Korean Inventor
It's incredible how much money you can make on a rubber toy.
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Ryszard Kapuscinski
Polish Journalist
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.
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Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
A rubber neck is a necessary part of equipment.
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Gurpreet Ghuggi
Indian Actor
AAP's Punjab Convener is not a rubber stamp.
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Florentijn Hofman
Dutch Artist
I really hate rubber ducks, actually.
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Edward Zwick
American Director
It seems that almost every time a valuable natural resource is discovered in the world-whether it be diamonds, rubber, gold, oil, whatever-often what results is a tragedy for the country in which they are found. Making matters worse, the resulting riches from these resources rarely benefit the people of the country from which they come.
Quote examples
Michael Rooker
American Actor
I did 'Slither,' so I've done seven hours in the makeup chair. So two hours for zombie makeup is like nothing. That's a walk in the park for me. When you do seven-hour makeup and then eight hours of work, you're thinking, 'Oh God, what did this do to me?' You're under that rubber forever. It's crazy.
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
I've got bits falling off me. I'm not made of rubber. That's from film stunts. Every single injury I have is related to a movie. I know that sounds fundamentally embarrassing.
Quote examples
Evangeline Lilly
Canadian Actress
On 'Ant-Man', I took a rubber stamp from the office of Hank Pym, who's played by Michael Douglas.
Quote examples
Hugh Skinner
English Actor
When I was doing 'Les Mis,' someone sent me a collection of pencil rubbers.
Quote examples
Ken Hakuta
South Korean Inventor
It's incredible how much money you can make on a rubber toy.
Quote examples
Ryszard Kapuscinski
Polish Journalist
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.
Quote examples
Peter O'Toole
Irish Actor
A rubber neck is a necessary part of equipment.
Quote examples
Gurpreet Ghuggi
Indian Actor
AAP's Punjab Convener is not a rubber stamp.
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Florentijn Hofman
Dutch Artist
I really hate rubber ducks, actually.
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