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1 rubber
1) (( also adjective) (of) a strong elastic substance made from the juice of certain plants (especially the rubber tree), or an artificial substitute for this: Tyres are made of rubber; rubber boots.) gúmmí2) ((also eraser) a piece of rubber used to rub out pencil etc marks: a pencil, a ruler and a rubber.) strokleður3) ((slang) a condom.)4) (a rubber band.)•- rubbery- rubber band
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2 rubber stamp
(an instrument with rubber figures, letters etc which is used to stamp a name, date etc on books or papers.) (gúmmí)stimpill -
3 foam rubber
(a form of rubber with a sponge-like appearance, used for stuffing chairs etc.) svampgúmmí -
4 india-rubber
(rubber, especially a piece for rubbing out pencil marks etc.) hrágúmmí -
5 eraser
noun ((especially American) something that erases, especially a piece of india-rubber etc for erasing pencil etc.) strokleður -
6 planter
noun (the owner of a plantation for growing tea, rubber etc: a tea-planter.) plantekrueigandi -
7 sucker
1) ((slang) a person who is easily fooled or is stupid enough to do something: Who is the sucker who bought your car?) blóðsuga; afæta2) (a person or thing that sucks: Are these insects bloodsuckers?) sogskál/-blaðka/-pípa3) (an organ on an animal, eg an octopus, by which it sticks to objects.) drullusokkur4) (a curved pad or disc (of rubber etc) that can be pressed on to a surface and stick there.) rótarsproti, rengla5) (a side shoot coming from the root of a plant.) -
8 stamp
[stæmp] 1. verb1) (to bring (the foot) down with force (on the ground): He stamped his foot with rage; She stamped on the insect.) stappa2) (to print or mark on to: He stamped the date at the top of his letter; The oranges were all stamped with the exporter's name.) stimpla3) (to stick a postage stamp on (a letter etc): I've addressed the envelope but haven't stamped it.) frímerkja2. noun1) (an act of stamping the foot: `Give it to me!' she shouted with a stamp of her foot.) stapp2) (the instrument used to stamp a design etc on a surface: He marked the date on the bill with a rubber date-stamp.) stimpill3) (a postage stamp: He stuck the stamps on the parcel; He collects foreign stamps.) frímerki4) (a design etc made by stamping: All the goods bore the manufacturer's stamp.) stimpill, merki• -
9 band
[bænd] I noun1) (a strip of material to put round something: a rubber band.) band; ræma, borði2) (a stripe of a colour etc: a skirt with a band of red in it.) líning, borði3) (in radio etc, a group of frequencies or wavelengths: the medium waveband.) tíðnisviðII 1. noun1) (a number of persons forming a group: a band of robbers.) hópur, flokkur2) (a body of musicians: a brass band; a dance band.) hljómsveit2. verb(to unite or gather together for a purpose: They banded together to oppose the building of the garage.) mynda hóp -
10 flipper
['flipə]1) (a limb for swimming, especially of a seal, walrus etc.) hreifi; bægsli2) (a kind of rubber or plastic shoe, worn when swimming, which is shaped like the flipper of a seal etc.) sundfit/-blaðka -
11 hose
[həuz] 1.1) ((also hosepipe) a rubber, plastic etc tube which bends and which is used to carry water etc: a garden hose; a fireman's hose.) slanga2) (an older word for stockings or socks: woollen hose.) sokkar, sokkabuxur2. verb(to apply water to by means of a hose: I'll go and hose the garden/car.) sprauta (úr slöngu)- hosiery- hose reel
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12 foam
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13 follow
['foləu] 1. verb1) (to go or come after: I will follow (you).) fylgja, koma á eftir2) (to go along (a road, river etc): Follow this road.) fara eftir3) (to understand: Do you follow (my argument)?) fylgjast með, skilja4) (to act according to: I followed his advice.) hlÿða, fara að•- follower- following 2. adjective1) (coming after: the following day.) næstur, næstkomandi2) (about to be mentioned: You will need the following things.) eftirtalinn3. preposition(after; as a result of: Following his illness, his hair turned white.) í kjölfar4. pronoun(things about to be mentioned: You must bring the following - pen, pencil, paper and rubber.) eftirfarandi- follow up -
14 insulate
['insjuleit](to cover, protect or separate (something) with a material that does not let especially electrical currents or heat etc pass through it: Rubber and plastic are used for insulating electric wires and cables.) einangra -
15 mat
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16 rub out
(to remove (a mark, writing etc) with a rubber; to erase.) þurrka/stroka út -
17 sneakers
noun plural (soft shoes with soles made of rubber, rope etc: He was wearing blue jeans and sneakers.) íþróttaskór, strigaskór -
18 squash
[skwoʃ] 1. verb1) (to press, squeeze or crush: He tried to squash too many clothes into his case; The tomatoes got squashed (flat) at the bottom of the shopping-bag.) troða; kremja2) (to defeat (a rebellion etc).) berja/bæla niður2. noun1) (a state of being squashed or crowded: There was a great squash in the doorway.) kássa, þvaga2) ((a particular flavour of) a drink containing the juice of crushed fruit: Have some orange squash!) ávaxtasafi3) ((also squash rackets) a type of game played in a walled court with rackets and a rubber ball.) skvass (veggtennis)4) (a vegetable or plant of the gourd family.)•- squashy -
19 suction
1) (the action of sucking.) sog2) (the process of creating a vacuum by reducing air pressure on the surface of a liquid so that it can be drawn up into a tube etc, or between two surfaces, eg a rubber disc and a wall, so that they stick together.) loftsog -
20 tyre
(a thick, rubber, usually air-filled strip around the edge of the wheel of a car, bicycle etc: The tyres of this car don't have enough air in them.) hjólbarði
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