Rubber vs. Spandex

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

Spandexnoun

A synthetic fibre known for its exceptional elasticity.

Spandexnoun

Clothing made from such material.

Spandex

An elastic textile material, used for clothing

Spandexnoun

an elastic synthetic fabric

Spandexnoun

a type of stretchy polyurethane fabric

Spandex

Spandex, Lycra, or elastane is a synthetic fiber known for its exceptional elasticity. It is a polyether-polyurea copolymer that was invented in 1958 by chemist Joseph Shivers at DuPont's Benger Laboratory in Waynesboro, Virginia, US.The generic name , which is an anagram of the word , is the preferred name in North America.