Rubber vs. Gum

Rubbernoun

(uncountable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.

Rubbernoun

Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

An eraser.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

(countable) Someone or something which rubs.

Rubbernoun

One who rubs down horses.

Rubbernoun

One who practises massage.

Rubbernoun

A coarse towel for rubbing the body.

Rubbernoun

The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.

Rubbernoun

Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes.

Rubbernoun

Tires, particularly racing tires.

Rubbernoun

(sports) In relation to a series of games or matches between two competitors where the overall winner of the series is the competitor which wins a majority of the individual games or matches:

Rubbernoun

The entire series, of an odd number of games or matches in which ties are impossible (especially a series of three games in bridge or whist).

Rubbernoun

An individual match within the series (especially in racquet sports).

Rubbernoun

A rubber match; a game or match played to break a tie.

Rubbernoun

The game of rubber bridge.

Rubberadjective

Not covered by funds on account.

Rubberverb

(telephony) To eavesdrop on a telephone call

Rubberverb

(slang) To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

Rubbernoun

One who, or that which, rubs.

Rubbernoun

In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a contest determined by the winning of two out of three games; as, to play a rubber of whist.

Rubbernoun

India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; - also called natural rubber.

Rubbernoun

Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1].

Rubbernoun

A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4], serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the rain or on a wet surface; - usually used in the plural.

Rubbernoun

A condom.

Rubbernoun

latex from trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus)

Rubbernoun

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

Rubbernoun

contraceptive device consisting of a thin rubber or latex sheath worn over the penis during intercourse

Rubbernoun

a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Rubberverb

coat or impregnate with rubber;

Rubberadjective

made of rubber and therefore water-repellent;

Rubberadjective

returned for lack of funds;

Rubbernoun

a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically

Rubbernoun

a piece of rubber used for erasing pencil or ink marks

Rubbernoun

rubber boots; galoshes.

Rubbernoun

a condom.

Rubbernoun

a contest consisting of a series of successive matches (typically three or five) between the same sides or people in cricket, tennis, and other games

Rubbernoun

a deciding game in a rubber of cricket, tennis, etc.

Rubbernoun

a unit of play in which one side scores bonus points for winning the best of three games

Gumnoun

The flesh around the teeth.

Gumnoun

Any of various viscous or sticky substances that are exuded by certain plants.

Gumnoun

Any viscous or sticky substance resembling those that are exuded by certain plants.

Gumnoun

Chewing gum.

Gumnoun

(countable) A single piece of chewing gum.

Gumnoun

A gummi candy.

Gumnoun

A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive.

Gumnoun

A vessel or bin made from a hollow log.

Gumnoun

A rubber overshoe.

Gumnoun

A gum tree.

Gumverb

To chew, especially of a toothless person or animal.

Gumverb

(transitive) To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw), as with a gummer.

Gumverb

}} To apply an adhesive or gum to; to make sticky by applying a sticky substance to.

Gumverb

To stiffen with glue or gum.

Gumverb

}} To impair the functioning of a thing or process.

Gumnoun

The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the adjacent parts of the jaws.

Gumnoun

A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic; gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water; as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.

Gumnoun

See Gum tree, below.

Gumnoun

A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow log.

Gumnoun

A rubber overshoe.

Gumverb

To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn saw). See Gummer.

Gumverb

To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a gumlike substance.

Gumverb

To chew with the gums, rather than with the teeth.

Gumverb

To exude or form gum; to become gummy.

Gumnoun

a preparation (usually made of sweetened chicle) for chewing

Gumnoun

the tissue (covered by mucous membrane) of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

Gumnoun

any of various substances (soluble in water) that exude from certain plants; they are gelatinous when moist but harden on drying

Gumnoun

cement consisting of a sticky substance that is used as an adhesive

Gumnoun

wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the sweet gum

Gumnoun

any of various trees of the genera Eucalyptus or Liquidambar or Nyssa that are sources of gum

Gumverb

grind with the gums; chew without teeth and with great difficulty;

Gumverb

exude or form gum;