a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood | a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow |
a cosmetic in a long thin stick; designed to be applied to a particular part of the face | contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse |
a figure formed by a set of straight lines or light rays meeting at a point | an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil |
graphite (or a similar substance) used in such a way as to be a medium of communication | a contest consisting of a series of successive matches between the same sides |
| an elastic material obtained from the latex sap of trees (especially trees of the genera Hevea and Ficus) that can be vulcanized and finished into a variety of products |
| any of various synthetic elastic materials whose properties resemble natural rubber |