Definition of rub

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Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..

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Arbustive :: Arbustive (a.) Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.
Grub :: Grub (n.) Victuals; food.
Alcanna :: Alcanna (n.) An oriental shrub (Lawsonia inermis) from which henna is obtained.
Fretted :: Fretted (p. p. & a.) Rubbed or worn away; chafed.
Badian :: Badian (n.) An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family (Illicium anisatum), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star anise..
Impertrubable :: Impertrubable (a.) Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as, imperturbable gravity..
Begrime :: Begrime (v. t.) To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.
Joint-fir :: "Joint-fir (n.) A genus (Ephedra) of leafless shrubs, with the stems conspicuously jointed; -- called also shrubby horsetail. There are about thirty species, of which two or three are found from Texas to California..
Rubber :: Rubber (n.) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or cleaning..
Espinel :: Espinel (n.) A kind of ruby. See Spinel.
Grub :: Grub (v. i.) To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in digging..
Rubidic :: Rubidic (a.) Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium.
Scrub :: Scrub (v. i.) To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour; hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a living..
Impregnate :: Impregnate (v. t.) To infuse particles of another substance into; to communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as, to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore..
Natal Plum :: Natal plum () The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus Arduina (A. bispinosa and A. grandiflora).
Flagworm :: Flagworm (n.) A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
Holystone :: Holystone (n.) A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.
Trabu :: Trabu (n.) Same as Trubu.
Frote :: Frote (v. t.) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
Rubbish :: Rubbish (n.) Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or fallen buildings; ruins; debris..
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