| rubberize |
to coat or treat with rubber or a rubber preparation. |
| rubberneck |
(informal) one who stretches his or her neck in order to see better; gawker. [3 definitions] |
| rubber plant |
any of several plants that yield a milky sap from which crude rubber can be coagulated. [2 definitions] |
| rubber stamp |
a hand-held device with a flat rubber surface into which lettering or a design has been pressed, used by inking the rubber surface and pressing it on a piece of paper or the like to transfer the lettering or design. [2 definitions] |
| rubber-stamp |
to print with a rubber stamp. [3 definitions] |
| rubbery |
like rubber in consistency or elasticity. |
| rubbing |
the act of one that rubs. [2 definitions] |
| rubbish |
worthless, discarded material or objects; garbage; trash. [3 definitions] |
| rubble |
fragments of crumbled or crushed rock, masonry, or the like, as resulting from demolition. [2 definitions] |
| rubdown |
a massage, sometimes with oil, rubbing alcohol, or liniment. |
| Rube Goldberg |
designating a very complicated mechanism contrived to perform a simple task. |
| rub elbows |
to associate with; mix with socially. |
| rub elbows with |
mingle or associate with. |
| rubella |
see "German measles." |
| Rubenesque |
of or like the paintings of Rubens, esp. in being sensual and opulent. [2 definitions] |
| rubeola |
measles. [2 definitions] |
| rubicund |
red in complexion; ruddy. |
| rubidium |
a highly reactive chemical element of the alkali metal group that has thirty-seven protons in each nucleus, that occurs naturally only in compounds with oxygen and other elements, but that can be isolated as a liquid or very soft solid metal. (symbol: Rb) |
| ruble |
the chief monetary unit of Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, equaling one hundred kopecks. |
| rubric |
a law, class, or category, or a title indicating it. [5 definitions] |
| rub the wrong way |
to irritate or annoy. |