- rubber, eraser
- مِمْحَاة \ eraser: a piece of rubber for erasing. rubber, eraser: a piece of rubber, used for removing pencil marks.
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
rubber, eraser
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rubber eraser — noun an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil • Syn: ↑rubber, ↑pencil eraser • Hypernyms: ↑eraser • Part Holonyms: ↑pencil … Useful english dictionary
Eraser — For other uses, see Eraser (disambiguation). Pink erasers An eraser (US) or rubber (UK) is an article of stationery that is used for rubbing out pencil markings. Erasers have a rubbery consistency and are often white or pink, although modern… … Wikipedia
eraser — [[t]ɪre͟ɪzə(r), AM re͟ɪs [/t]] erasers N COUNT An eraser is an object, usually a piece of rubber or plastic, which is used for removing something that has been written using a pencil or a pen. [AM; also BRIT, FORMAL] ...a large, flat, pink India… … English dictionary
rubber — I. noun Date: 1536 1. a. one that rubs b. an instrument or object (as a rubber eraser) used in rubbing, polishing, scraping, or cleaning c. something that prevents rubbing or chafing 2. [from its use in erasers] a. an elastic substance that is… … New Collegiate Dictionary
rubber — rubber1 [rub′ər] n. 1. a person or thing that rubs, as in polishing, scraping, massaging, etc. 2. [from orig. use as an eraser] an elastic substance produced by coagulating and drying the milky sap ( latex) of various tropical plants, esp. a tree … English World dictionary
Rubber — Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rubber cloth — Rubber Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rubber dam — Rubber Rub ber, n. 1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically: (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning. (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file. (c) A whetstone; a rubstone. (d) An eraser, usually made of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rubber cement — is an adhesive made from elastic polymers (typically latex) mixed in a solvent such as acetone, hexane, heptane or benzene to keep them fluid enough to be used. This makes it part of the class of drying adhesives : as the solvents quickly… … Wikipedia
Rubber (disambiguation) — Rubber has several meanings, including:*Rubber, a latex material, originally from the Para rubber tree *Latex, frequently used interchangeably with rubber *Elastomer, frequently used interchangeably with rubber to describe elastic polymeric… … Wikipedia
rubber — thing that rubs, 1530s, agent noun from RUB (Cf. rub) (v.). The meaning elastic substance from tropical plants (short for India rubber) first recorded 1788, introduced to Europe 1744 by Charles Marie de la Condamine, so called because it was… … Etymology dictionary
