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橡皮 — meaning in English

xiàng pí

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English meaning

  • eraser noun A small block of rubber or similar material used to remove pencil or chalk marks.
  • gum noun The firm tissue in the mouth that surrounds the base of the teeth.
  • rubber noun A stretchy, water-resistant material made from the sap of certain trees or synthetically.

Senses

橡皮 is used for these senses in English:

  • Qom A city in Iran, the seat of Qom County's Central District and the capital of Qom Province, a shrine city and center of Shi'ite seminarian learning.
  • eraser (North America, Philippines) An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
  • gum (botany, biochemistry, mostly, uncountable) A viscous water-soluble carbohydrate exudate of certain plants that hardens when it becomes dry, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate.
  • rubber (uncountable, countable) Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon biopolymer of isoprene.

gum — full definition

  1. noun The firm tissue in the mouth that surrounds the base of the teeth.
  2. noun Chewing gum, a soft, flavored substance chewed for pleasure but not swallowed.
  3. noun A sticky substance produced by certain plants and trees, used in adhesives and food products.
  4. verb To stick or seal something using an adhesive.

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