rub
Because it is a word with a single syllable, rub is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions ofrub
- An act of rubbing.
Example: "Give that lamp a good rub and see if any genies come out"
- A difficulty or problem.
- A quip or sarcastic remark.
- In the game of crown green bowls, any obstacle by which a bowl is diverted from its normal course.
- Any substance designed to be applied by rubbing.
Example: "a heat rub intended for muscular strains"
- To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
Example: "I rubbed my hands together for warmth."
- To rub something against (a second thing).
Example: "I rubbed the glass with the cloth."
- To be rubbed against something.
Example: "My shoes are beginning to rub."
- To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.
Example: "meat rubbed with spices before barbecuing"
- To move or pass with difficulty.
Example: "to rub through woods, as huntsmen"
- To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse; often with up or over.
Example: "to rub up silver"
- To hinder; to cross; to thwart.
- (bowls) To touch the jack with the bowl.
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