noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a rubber/plastic bullet (= one made of rubber/plastic, not designed to kill )
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Riot police fired plastic bullets into the air.
plastic/rubber/metal etc sheeting
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The roof was covered in plastic sheeting.
rubber band
rubber boot
rubber bullet
rubber chicken circuit
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She is in demand on the rubber chicken circuit.
rubber dinghy
rubber plant
rubber stamp
rubber/leather/woollen etc gloves
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Dr McIntyre was slowly removing his rubber gloves.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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Through the gap between the front seats I could see the stick's dusty canopy of weary black rubber .
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A black rubber hose connected it to a pump.
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Manny gets down on one knee and looks at the pieces of shiny metal and black rubber .
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They were wearing Cenex caps, khaki work shirts, black rubber boots.
■ NOUN
ball
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Two teams would try putting a rubber ball into the hoop without using hands or feet.
band
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Gently stretch the rubber band around the card, making sure that it stays in the slot.
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The rubber band workout group improved 26 percent in the squat and 17 percent in the shoulder press.
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And the size of the quadriceps muscles, shown on the MRIs, was larger in the women using the rubber bands .
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Use the rubber band to keep the plastic firmly in place.
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Ask a student to hold a rubber band taut between her hands.
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I tallied our money, sorted it, found a sickly rubber band in the glove compartment to wrap around it.
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I cheerfully described how a part of Mommy was like a big rubber band and it wouldn't hurt a bit.
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Give each student a rubber band and let him experiment to see what notes he can make by plucking it.
bullet
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Inmates still fighting are hit with rubber bullets .
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Police in riot gear in turn fired. 37-caliber rubber bullets and beanbag weapons.
foam
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Brassieres upholstered with foam rubber were produced as beauty aids even for the well-endowed and even for prepubescent girls.
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We just argued about it loudly and wore the T-shirts and big foam rubber fingers.
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Beneath a layer of foam rubber there was a dark brown carpet of coffee beans.
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They just ate the foam rubber mattress cover.
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Doreen's hair was a wig and the bosoms were foam rubber .
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Standing it on a block of foam rubber , filter matting, or a piece of polystyrene tile can also prove effective.
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Her legs felt like foam rubber .
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The foam rubber squeaked beneath her weight.
glove
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It will initially target the medical community, producing rubber gloves and catheters, he said.
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As proof, the officer points to a car surrounded by investigators wearing blood-stained rubber gloves .
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Then put on your rubber gloves and give the meat a good squeeze with both hands.
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Then they donned booties, rubber shoes and lab coats, all yellow, plus cotton glove liners and orange rubber gloves.
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Either wear rubber gloves , or be sure to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling them.
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He washed his hands, which felt as if they were dressed in big fat rubber gloves .
plantation
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The breakthrough offers potential for the cheap harvesting of many therapeutic and industrial proteins from rubber plantations .
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It mattered less what the company clerks and rubber plantation foremen in second class might feel.
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The symmetry of the rice paddies and rubber plantations could only be appreciated from the air.
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So we hopped on and were going through this old, overgrown rubber plantation .
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Landless peasants suited Doumer; they could be employed in mines or on rubber plantations , or to build roads and railways.
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A few places were kind of hilly, and some very high triple canopy forests and rubber plantations were up there.
stamp
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It was the first and biggest step in changing the council from a legislative body to a rubber stamp for his administration.
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Moreover, in some states the legislature is essentially a rubber stamp for the actions of a powerful political executive.
■ VERB
make
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It seemed to be made of rubber .
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Rubbermaid makes plastic and rubber housewares and other consumer and industrial products.
use
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Spoon half of the batter into the prepared pan. Use a rubber spatula to spread the batter evenly in the pan.
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Many outsoles now combine the two and use the carbon rubber in the heel or other high impact points.
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Carefully spoon the remaining batter over the filling, using the rubber spatula to smooth the batter.
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I became adept at using a typing rubber .
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And the size of the quadriceps muscles, shown on the MRIs, was larger in the women using the rubber bands.
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I used to use rubber gloves, cutting the palms out for ventilation.
wear
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As proof, the officer points to a car surrounded by investigators wearing blood-stained rubber gloves.
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Although they were dressed formally in dark suits, both men were wearing heavy rubber boots in deference to winter.
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Do not wear smooth leather or rubber soles when walking on wet or slippery surfaces.
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Either wear rubber gloves, or be sure to wash hands thoroughly with soap and water after handling them.
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As he went back to where the Percys were, four men wearing rubber gauntlets came carrying large aluminum cans.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A mouthful of chocolate passed for breakfast before we forsook big boots for sticky rubber .
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Sadler's used 1,900 square yards - made more impervious to the gas by an inner coat of rubber .
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So he picked him up and took hint off the rubber runner and set him down on the sidewalk.
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Their bottoms are a rubber compound that provides better traction.
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We just argued about it loudly and wore the T-shirts and big foam rubber fingers.