Definition of rub

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Rub (v. t.) To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver..

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Massage :: Massage (n.) A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure..
Orache :: Orache (n.) A genus (Atriplex) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy surface..
Deutzia :: Deutzia (n.) A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated..
Graphotype :: Graphotype (n.) A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief..
Staving :: Stavewood (n.) A tall tree (Simaruba amara) growing in tropical America. It is one of the trees which yields quassia.
Attrite :: Attrite (a.) Rubbed; worn by friction.
Wax :: Wax (v. t.) To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table..
Pyracanth :: Pyracanth (n.) The evergreen thorn (Crataegus Pyracantha), a shrub native of Europe..
Rhamnaceous :: Rhamnaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees (Rhamnaceae, or Rhamneae) of which the buckthorn (Rhamnus) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea, the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus (Zizyphus)..
Kamptulicon :: Kamptulicon (n.) A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber, gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork..
Frutex :: Frutex (n.) A plant having a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a shrub..
File :: File (v. t.) To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth..
Grater :: Grater (a.) One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs..
Ribes :: Ribes (n.) A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many kinds.
Erubescence :: Erubescence (n.) Alt. of Erubescenc.
Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore..
Rubigo :: Rubigo (n.) same as Rust, n., 2..
Rusty :: Rusty (superl.) Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling, rust; affected with rust; rubiginous..
Ethmotrubinal :: Ethmotrubinal (n.) An ethmoturbinal bone.
Sweep :: Sweep (v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street, or a chimney. Used also figuratively..
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