| elasticize |
to make (fabric or the like) elastic by stitching in an elastic band, or by interweaving with strands of rubber. |
| elastomer |
any of various synthetic substances having the elastic qualities of rubber. |
| eraser |
an object, usu. made of rubber or felt, that is used to erase writing or marks. |
| espadrille |
a sandal with a canvas upper and a sole of rubber or twisted fiber. |
| fan belt |
in an automobile engine, a rubber belt stretched firmly around the crankshaft, which transfers torque to another shaft located on the cooling fan. |
| fender |
an object of rubber, fiber, wood, or other material hung from the side of a vessel to prevent contact between the side and other surfaces. [1/5 definitions] |
| fin |
a rubber flipper worn by an underwater swimmer. [1/8 definitions] |
| flip-flop |
a sandal held on the foot by a narrow leather, rubber, or plastic strap that passes between the first and second toes; thong. [1/7 definitions] |
| foam |
used as a short form of "foam rubber." [1/6 definitions] |
| foam rubber |
a firm, lightweight spongy rubber, used esp. in upholstered seats and for mattresses. |
| guayule |
a small woody shrub, with sap from which rubber can be made. [2 definitions] |
| gum1 |
an elastic substance formed when the latex of a rubber tree is polymerized in air; rubber. [1/10 definitions] |
| gumshoe |
a rubber shoe, such as an overshoe for wearing in wet weather. [2 definitions] |
| gym shoe |
a rubber-soled canvas shoe intended to be worn for indoor sports; sneaker. |
| handball |
the small rubber ball used in this game. [1/2 definitions] |
| hard rubber |
rubber made tough and inflexible by treating it with sulfur at a high heat, used for hair combs, insulation, and the like. |
| home plate |
in baseball, a five-sided flat slab of hard rubber at which the batter stands, and which the base runner must touch in order to score a run. |
| hose |
a flexible tube of rubber or plastic through which liquids are conveyed. [1/3 definitions] |
| India rubber |
(sometimes l.c.) a crude natural rubber. [2 definitions] |
| inner tube |
an inflated rubber tube inside a tire. |
| isoprene |
a colorless, volatile, liquid compound distilled from raw rubber or manufactured synthetically, used mainly to make synthetic rubber. |