Definition of rubber

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • rubber is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • rubber is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • rubber is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 13

Definition of rubber


  • an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. pencil eraser
    2. rubber eraser
  • coat or impregnate with rubber (verb)

    Examples

    1. rubberize fabric for rain coats

    Synonyms

    1. rubberise
    2. rubberize
  • a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. arctic
    2. galosh
    3. golosh
    4. gumshoe
  • any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. synthetic rubber
  • returned for lack of funds (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a rubber check

    Synonyms

    1. no-good
  • contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. condom
    2. prophylactic
    3. safe
    4. safety
  • 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 (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. caoutchouc
    2. gum elastic
    3. india rubber
    4. natural rubber
  • a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides (noun)

    Examples

    1. he won three out of five games to take the rubber

See definition of rubber in Merriam Webster