rubber

Meanings

• 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
• any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber
• an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
• contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse
• a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
• coat or impregnate with rubber
  • "rubberize fabric for rain coats"
• returned for lack of funds
  • "a rubber check"

Synonyms

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