Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rubber band

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.15 in modern English

Syllables: rub-ber band
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An elastic band made of rubber (either natural rubber or synthetic rubber).

verb

Alternative form of rubber-band.

Example Sentences

"My mother gave me maybe 150 to 200 letters, […] all rubber banded together month by month and in dates."
"Prompt them to pick up ten sticks, rubber band them together, and quickly move them to the tens office."
"There were yellowed pages of base layouts and plans, a duty roster, and a rubber banded package of papers."

Inflected Forms

rubber bands (plural) rubber bands (present, singular) rubber banding (participle, present) rubber banded (participle, past) rubber banded (past)

Derived Forms

rubberbanding

Phrases

rubber band airplane rubber-banding rubber jungle

Frequently Paired Words

rubber jungle

Synonyms

elastic band gum band lacquer band lacky band elastic

Questions

What does rubber band mean?: An elastic band made of rubber (either natural rubber or synthetic rubber).

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