Definition of rub

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Rub (v. i.) To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost..

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Blackberry :: Blackberry (n.) The fruit of several species of bramble (Rubus); also, the plant itself. Rubus fruticosus is the blackberry of England; R. villosus and R. Canadensis are the high blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are also other kinds..
Pelfry :: Pelfry (n.) Pelf; also, figuratively, rubbish; trash..
Cherubim :: Cherubim (n.) The Hebrew plural of Cherub.. Cf. Seraphim.
Ruby :: Ruby (n.) Any species of South American humming birds of the genus Clytolaema. The males have a ruby-colored throat or breast.
Rub :: Rub (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world..
But-thorn :: But-thorn (n.) The common European starfish (Asterias rubens).
Rubric :: Rubric (n.) The title of a statute; -- so called as being anciently written in red letters.
Dwarfish :: Dwarfish (a.) Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small; petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub..
Scutch :: Scutch (v. t.) To beat or whip; to drub.
Water Pimpernel :: Water pimpernel () A small white-flowered shrub; brookweed.
Azalea :: Azalea (n.) A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely distinct from Rhododendron..
Rubricate :: Rubricate (n.) Marked with red.
Fruticulose :: Fruticulose (a.) Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub..
Froterer :: Froterer (n.) One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes.
Litter :: Litter (n.) Things lying scattered about in a manner indicating slovenliness; scattered rubbish.
Elastic :: Elastic (n.) An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders, etc., made in part of India rubber..
Sarcocolla :: Sarcocolla (n.) A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa (Penaea), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds and ulcers..
Scrubber :: Scrubber (n.) One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing..
Crock :: Crock (n.) The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring matter which rubs off from cloth..
Underbrush :: Underbrush (n.) Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest, growing beneath large trees; undergrowth..
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