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eraser

something used to erase, as writing in pencil
Not to be confused with:
erasure – an act of erasing
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e·ras·er

 (ĭ-rā′sər)
n.
One that erases, especially an implement, such as a piece of rubber or a pad of felt, used for erasing marks made by pencil or chalk.
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eraser

(ɪˈreɪzə)
n
(Tools) an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etc: a pencil eraser.
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e•ras•er

(ɪˈreɪ sər)

n.
1. a device, as a piece of rubber or cloth, for erasing marks of pencil, chalk, etc.
2. one that erases.
[1780–90]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.eraser - an implement used to erase somethingeraser - an implement used to erase something
blackboard eraser - an eraser that removes chalk marks from blackboard
implement - instrumentation (a piece of equipment or tool) used to effect an end
ink eraser - an eraser that removes ink marks
pencil eraser, rubber eraser, rubber - an eraser made of rubber (or of a synthetic material with properties similar to rubber); commonly mounted at one end of a pencil
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Translations
مِمْحاه
gumazmizík
viskelæder
pyyhekumi
radír
strokleðurstrokleîur
消しゴム
radirka
suddgummi

eraser

[ɪˈreɪzəʳ] N (esp US) (= rubber) → goma f de borrar
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

eraser

[ɪˈreɪzər] ngomme f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

eraser

nRadiergummi nt or m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

eraser

[ɪˈreɪzəʳ] n (frm) (Am) (rubber) → gomma (da cancellare)
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

erase

(iˈreiz) , ((American) iˈreis) verb
to rub out (pencil marks etc). The typist tried to erase the error.
eˈraser noun
(especially American) something that erases, especially a piece of india-rubber etc for erasing pencil etc.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Cyrus, since it seems you are the guilty person, take the eraser and wipe that off the board.
Real application to newspaper and magazine writing secured him after four years a place on 'Eraser's Magazine,' and he was married.
In the patent, Apple also described an eraser located at the proximal tip of the Apple Pencil (like where rubber erasers are located in traditional wood pencils).
'We will not stop voters from bringing in pencils, pens or erasers, voters can also use their own pens to cast their votes.
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CHARCOAL IS A WONDERFUL TOOL for going big and bold in an artwork, so we also discuss the freedom of not worrying about the fine details in the beginning, these will come in later with the use of gummy erasers, eraser pencils, white charcoal and blending stumps.
In an advisory, the FDA issued guidelines to help consumers make wise choices when buying basic school items such as paste, crayons, lead pencils, watercolor, glue sticks, correction fluid, erasers, oil pastels, chalk and modeling clay.
Swizco LLC, which makes scrubber sponges and stain erasers for household cleaning, offers a line of products designed to work with plain water rather than cleaning solutions, eliminating harsh chemicals from the process.
As that great and often quoted author, Anonymous, once said: "As you make your mark on the world, watch out for the guys with erasers!" The major take away from this saying is to make sure you are NOT one of the guys (or gals) with an eraser.
It was actually a collection of six plastic-vinyl erasers, rather curiously shaped.