The vs. Rub
Theadverb
1=With a comparative or more and a verb phrase, establishes a parallel with one or more other such comparatives.
Theadverb
1=With a comparative, and often with for it, indicates a result more like said comparative. This can be negated with none.
Theverb
See Thee.
Theadjective
A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their meaning.
Theadverb
By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; - used before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the more difficult it is to reform.
Thedeterminer
denoting one or more people or things already mentioned or assumed to be common knowledge
Thedeterminer
used to refer to a person, place, or thing that is unique
Thedeterminer
denoting a disease or affliction
Thedeterminer
(with a unit of time) the present; the current
Thedeterminer
used instead of a possessive to refer to someone with whom the speaker or person addressed is associated
Thedeterminer
used with a surname to refer to a family or married couple
Thedeterminer
used before the surname of the chief of a Scottish or Irish clan
Thedeterminer
used to point forward to a following qualifying or defining clause or phrase
Thedeterminer
(chiefly with rulers and family members with the same name) used after a name to qualify it
Thedeterminer
used to make a generalized reference to something rather than identifying a particular instance
Thedeterminer
used with a singular noun to indicate that it represents a whole species or class
Thedeterminer
used with an adjective to refer to those people who are of the type described
Thedeterminer
used with an adjective to refer to something of the class or quality described
Thedeterminer
used with the name of a unit to state a rate
Thedeterminer
enough of (a particular thing)
Thedeterminer
(pronounced stressing ‘the’) used to indicate that someone or something is the best known or most important of that name or type
Thedeterminer
used adverbially with comparatives to indicate how one amount or degree of something varies in relation to another
Thedeterminer
used to emphasize the amount or degree to which something is affected
The
The ( (listen)) is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers or speakers. It is the definite article in English.
Rubnoun
An act of rubbing.
Rubnoun
A difficulty or problem.
Rubnoun
In the game of crown green bowls: any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
Rubnoun
Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
Rubnoun
A mixture of spices applied to meat before it is barbecued.
Rubverb
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
Rubverb
(transitive) To rub something against (a second thing).
Rubverb
(intransitive) To be rubbed against something.
Rubverb
(transitive) To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Rubverb
(dated) To move or pass with difficulty.
Rubverb
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
Rubverb
To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
Rubverb
To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.
Rubverb
To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the ground.
Rubverb
To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.
Rubverb
To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Rubverb
To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; - often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.
Rubverb
To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
Rubverb
To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.
Rubverb
To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.
Rubverb
To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Rubnoun
The act of rubbing; friction.
Rubnoun
That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment; especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome; a pinch.
Rubnoun
Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of bowls; unevenness.
Rubnoun
Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a hard rub.
Rubnoun
Imperfection; failing; fault.
Rubnoun
A chance.
Rubnoun
A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a whetstone; - called also rubstone.
Rubnoun
an unforeseen obstacle
Rubnoun
the act of rubbing or wiping;
Rubverb
move over something with pressure;
Rubverb
cause friction;
Rubverb
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
Rubverb
apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion
Rubverb
move (one's hand, a cloth, or another object) back and forth against a surface
Rubverb
apply (ointment, polish, or a similar substance) with a back and forth motion
Rubverb
make dry, clean, or smooth by rubbing
Rubverb
work an ingredient into (a mixture) by breaking and blending it with firm movements of one's fingers
Rubverb
reproduce the design of (a sepulchral brass or a stone) by rubbing paper laid on it with coloured wax, pencil, or chalk, etc.
Rubverb
(with reference to two things) move or cause to move to and fro against each other with a certain amount of friction
Rubverb
(of shoes or other hard items in contact with the skin) cause pain through friction
Rubverb
(of a bowl) be slowed or diverted by the unevenness of the ground.
Rubnoun
an act of rubbing
Rubnoun
an ointment designed to be rubbed on the skin to ease pain
Rubnoun
the central problem or difficulty in a situation
Rubnoun
(in bowling) an uneven patch of ground that impedes or diverts a bowl.
