rubber shoe

  • 1rubber — noun 1 MATERIAL (U) a substance used to make tyres, gloves, boots etc, which is made from the juice of a tropical tree or artificially: a rubber ball 2 FOR REMOVING MARKS BrE a) a thing you use for removing pencil marks; eraser b) a thing you use …

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  • 2shoe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. footwear; footgear; sandal, espadrille, boot, loafer, casual, sneaker; runner, [tire] casing; [brake] lining. See clothing. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. footwear, foot covering. Types of shoes include:… …

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  • 3Shoe tossing — (or shoe flinging), the act of using shoes as improvised projectiles or weapons, is a constituent of a number of folk sports and practices. Today, it is commonly the act of throwing a pair of shoes onto telephone wires, powerlines, or other… …

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  • 4Rubber cement — is an adhesive made from elastic polymers (typically latex) mixed in a solvent such as acetone, hexane, heptane or benzene to keep them fluid enough to be used. This makes it part of the class of drying adhesives : as the solvents quickly… …

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  • 5Shoe — This article is about footwear. For other uses, see Shoe (disambiguation). Various shoes for sale in Quarry Bay …

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  • 6Rubber-tyred metro — A rubber tyred metro (or rubber tired in non British English) is a form of rapid transit system that uses a mix of road and rail technology. The vehicles have wheels with rubber tyres which run inside a guideway for traction, as well as… …

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  • 7rubber — rubber1 rubberless, adj. rubberlike, adj. /rub euhr/, n. 1. Also called India rubber, natural rubber, gum elastic, caoutchouc. a highly elastic solid substance, light cream or dark amber in color, polymerized by the drying and coagulation of the… …

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  • 8shoe — shoeless, adj. /shooh/, n., pl. shoes, (esp. Brit. Dial.) shoon; v., shod or shoed, shod or shoed or shodden, shoeing. n. 1. an external covering for the human foot, usually of leather and consisting of a more or less stiff or heavy sole and a… …

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  • 9Shoe studs — Studs or Screw in Calks are traction devices screwed into the bottom of a horse shoe. Use of studsStud improve a horse s balance and grip over uneven or slippy terrain, and can make him move better and jump more confidently in poor footing. The… …

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  • 10shoe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy, stout (BrE), strong, sturdy ▪ clumpy (BrE), clunky (AmE) ▪ light …

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