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| isoprene |
a colorless, volatile, liquid compound distilled from raw rubber or manufactured synthetically, used mainly to make synthetic rubber. |
| latex |
a thick liquid used to make rubber, paint, and glue. |
| mallet |
a hammer with a short handle and a round head made of wood, rubber, or some other material. |
| mattress |
a large pad that supports the body while sleeping, made of a strong fabric filled with soft material such as cotton, hair, straw, or foam rubber. |
| mouthpiece |
a rubber or plastic object worn inside the mouth to protect the teeth. [1/2 definitions] |
| neoprene |
a synthetic, weather-resistant rubber used in paint and putty, as a lining or covering, and in shoe soles. |
| nipple |
a rubber cap on a baby's bottle. [1/2 definitions] |
| offset |
a printing process in which the impression is first inked on a rubber surface and then transferred to paper. [1/9 definitions] |
| offset printing |
a printing process in which the inked impression is made on a rubber roller or blanket, from which it is then transferred to paper; offset. |
| overshoe |
a rubber or plastic boot worn over other shoes in order to protect them from water or snow. |
| pad1 |
a cushion used for holding ink for rubber stamps. [1/7 definitions] |
| paddle tennis |
a modified form of tennis, handball, and squash played on an outdoor court with wooden paddles and a rubber ball. |
| Para rubber |
crude rubber obtained from any of several tropical spurge trees of South America. |
| photo-offset |
a method of offset printing in which an inked photolithographic image is transferred from a metal plate to a rubber blanket or roller and then printed on paper. [1/2 definitions] |
| plantation |
a large farm or estate used for growing rubber, cotton, or other crops to sell. |
| plimsoll |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned) a canvas shoe with a rubber sole used primarily for playing sports; sneaker. |
| plug |
an object made of rubber or other material used to block an opening. [1/4 definitions] |
| puck |
the hard rubber disk that is used in ice hockey. Players try to hit the puck into the net to score a goal. |
| racquetball |
a game played by two or four players in a small court with four walls. The players use rackets to hit a rubber ball against the walls. |
| raft1 |
a wide boat of rubber or similar material, with a flat bottom and tubes filled with air that serve as the front, back, and sides. [1/3 definitions] |
| rubber1 |
a substance made from the dried liquid from certain tropical plants. Rubber can be stretched and is used to make many things including tires and balls. |
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