eraser
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eraser
- /ɪˈɹeɪzə/ UK
- /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/ US
- /ɛ~ɪˈresə(r)/ South Asia
Rhymes with -eɪzə(ɹ), -eɪsə(ɹ)
noun erasers
- One who erases.
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An object used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.
I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.
Similar: rubber, india rubber, bungee
- An object used to erase something written either by chalk on a chalkboard, by a marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.
- An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.
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noun thing used to erase something written or drawn
| Español | borrador, goma de borrar, borra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 지우개 jiugae |
| 日本語 | 消しゴム keshigomu |
| 中文 | 橡皮 xiàngpí, 橡皮擦子 xiàngpí cāzi, 橡皮擦 xiàngpícā |
| हिन्दी | रबड़ rabaṛ, रबर rabar, खुरचनी khuracnī |
| Kiswahili | kifutio |
| Português | borracha, safa |
| Français | gomme, effaceur, efface |
| Deutsch | Radiergummi, Radierer, Gummi |
| Italiano | gomma |
| Ελληνικά | γομολάστιχα gomolásticha |
| Română | radieră, gumă de șters |
| Русский | рези́нка rezínka, ла́стик lástik, стёрка stjórka, стира́тельная рези́нка stirátelʹnaja rezínka, стира́лка stirálka, стира́шка stiráška |
| Tiếng Việt | cái tẩy, cục gôm, tẩy chì |
| العربية | مِمْحَاة mimḥāh, مَسَّاحَة massāḥa, مَحَّايَة maḥḥāya, أَسْتِيكَة ʔastīka |
| עברית | מַחַק mákhak |
noun chalkboard eraser
| Español | borrador |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 黒板消し kokubankeshi, 黒板拭き kokubanfuki |
| 中文 | 黑板擦 hēibǎncā, 板擦 bǎncā |
| Português | apagador |
| Français | brosse à tableau, gomme |
| Deutsch | Tafelschwamm |
| Italiano | cancellino |
| Română | burete |
| Русский | тря́пка trjápka |
| العربية | مِمْحَاة mimḥāh |
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title = {eraser},
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