Definition of rub

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Rub (v. t.) To hinder; to cross; to thwart.

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Fretten :: Fretten (a.) Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox..
Arboretum :: Arboretum (n.) A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.
Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.
Plate :: Plate (n.) That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold, platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc..
Fruticose :: Fruticose (a.) Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub; shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem..
Shab :: Shab (v. t.) To scratch; to rub.
Mill :: Mill (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill..
Holly :: Holly (n.) A tree or shrub of the genus Ilex. The European species (Ilex Aguifolium) is best known, having glossy green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas..
Caoutchouc :: Caoutchouc (n.) A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the euphorbiaceous tree Siphonia elastica or Hevea caoutchouc), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids, and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called India rubber (because it was first brought from India, and was formerly used c
Efface :: Efface (v. t.) To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin..
Imperial :: Imperial (n.) A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight dollars..
Dewberry :: Dewberry (n.) The fruit of certain species of bramble (Rubus); in England, the fruit of R. caesius, which has a glaucous bloom; in America, that of R. canadensis and R. hispidus, species of low blackberries..
Hibiscus :: Hibiscus (n.) A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for hemp. See Althea, Hollyhock, and Manoe..
Cherub :: Cherub (n.) A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have represented cherubs as beautiful children.
Cannula :: Cannula (n.) A small tube of metal, wood, or India rubber, used for various purposes, esp. for injecting or withdrawing fluids. It is usually associated with a trocar..
Affriction :: Affriction (n.) The act of rubbing against.
Rubywood :: Rubywood (n.) red sandalwood. See under Sandalwood.
Garble :: Garble (n.) Refuse; rubbish.
Water Vine :: Water vine () Any plant of the genus Phytocrene, climbing shrubs of Asia and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and when cut stream with a limpid potable juice..
Ruby :: Ruby (a.) Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips..
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