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I always tell people that my life is in pencil; I have to keep an eraser in my hand because I could always get a call that could change everything.
Linda Gray

Meaning of "eraser" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ERASER

eraser  [ɪˈreɪzə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ERASER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Eraser is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ERASER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

eraser

Eraser

An eraser or rubber is an article of stationery that is used for removing pencil markings. Erasers have a rubbery consistency and come in a variety of shapes, sizes and colours. Some pencils have an eraser on one end. Typical erasers are made from synthetic rubber, but more expensive or specialized erasers are vinyl, plastic, or gum-like materials. Cheaper erasers can be made out of synthetic soy-based gum.

Definition of eraser in the English dictionary

The definition of eraser in the dictionary is an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ERASER


appraiser
əˈpreɪzə
brazer
ˈbreɪzə
dispraiser
dɪsˈpreɪzə
embrasor
ɪmˈbreɪzə
Fraser
ˈfreɪzə
Frazer
ˈfreɪzə
fundraiser
ˈfʌndˌreɪzə
grazer
ˈɡreɪzə
hair-raiser
ˈheəˌreɪzə
hell-raiser
ˈhelˌreɪzə
impresa
ɪmˈpreɪzə
paraphraser
ˈpærəˌfreɪzə
phraser
ˈfreɪzə
praiser
ˈpreɪzə
raiser
ˈreɪzə
raser
ˈreɪzə
razer
ˈreɪzə
razor
ˈreɪzə
reappraiser
ˌriːəˈpreɪzə
upraiser
ʌpˈreɪzə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ERASER

eradiation
eradicable
eradicably
eradicant
eradicate
eradication
eradicative
eradicator
erasability
erasable
erasable programmable read only memory
erase
erase head
erasement
erasion
Erasmus
Erastian
Erastianism
erasure
erathem

WORDS THAT END LIKE ERASER

appeaser
brain-teaser
chaser
cock-teaser
creaser
crowd-pleaser
degreaser
easer
Glaser
greaser
ink eraser
laser
leaser
maser
pleaser
purchaser
releaser
skirt-chaser
Taser
teaser

Synonyms and antonyms of eraser in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «eraser» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ERASER

Find out the translation of eraser to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of eraser from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «eraser» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

橡皮擦
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

goma de borrar
570 millions of speakers

English

eraser
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रबड़
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممحاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ластик
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eraser
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রবার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gomme
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemadam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Radiergummi
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

消しゴム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지우개
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Eraser
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cục tẩy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அழிப்பான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इरेजर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

silgi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gomma
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

gumka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ластик
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

radieră
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γόμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

uitveër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

suddgummi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

viskelær
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of eraser

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ERASER»

The term «eraser» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.319 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ERASER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «eraser» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «eraser» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about eraser

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8 QUOTES WITH «ERASER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word eraser.
1
John W. Gardner
Life is the art of drawing without an eraser.
2
Linda Gray
I always tell people that my life is in pencil; I have to keep an eraser in my hand because I could always get a call that could change everything.
3
Maira Kalman
On my desk, I always have a lemon or a lime drying. I love the fragrance. Also, a Staedtler eraser, a brush for the eraser and a pencil sharpener.
4
Susan Minot
When I travel, I always take my Winsor & Newton watercolor kit, which is the size of a pack of cigarettes when folded up. I bought my first one in the 1980s. It was handy to bring on trips, and I packed it into a leather pouch along with a couple of brushes, a pencil, an eraser and paper.
5
Arnold Palmer
I have a tip that will take five strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.
6
Arnold Palmer
I have a tip that can take 5 strokes off anyone's golf game. It's called an eraser.
7
Kristin Scott Thomas
I can't get into all that physical stuff of having to have flawless skin... Sometimes you see people and it looks like someone's got an eraser and made their face a little blurry - their traits seem to go out of focus.
8
Frank Lloyd Wright
An architect's most useful tools are an eraser at the drafting board, and a wrecking bar at the site.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ERASER»

Discover the use of eraser in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to eraser and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Alien Eraser to the Rescue
Max's book of observations, drawings, experiments, and inventions now includes thoughts contributed by Alien Eraser, an extraterrestrial being intent on telling humans about his great exploits.
‎2009
2
Problems with Pete the Pencil and Eddie the Eraser
Bradly's pencil can't get along with the eraser and between the two of them they ruin Bradly's homework!
‎2006
3
Flash CS5.5: The Missing Manual
Erasing Mistakes with the Eraser Tool Only in the digital realm does an eraser work so effectively. Try erasing a goof on paper or canvas, and you not only have shredded eraser everywhere, but you're also left with ghostly streaks of paint, lead ...
Chris Grover, 2011
4
Photoshop CC: The Missing Manual
Sure, you could use the Magic Wand or Quick Selection tool to select the sky and then delete or mask it (Adding Layer Masks), but the Background Eraser lets you erase more carefully around the edges of the tree. TIP The Eraser tool's ...
Lesa Snider, 2013
5
Engineering Drawing and Design
Select an eraser that is recommended for the particular material used. When used with ink, apply very light pressure, and be very careful, because the friction developed by the speed of erasure can easily damage the drafting film surface and ...
David A. Madsen, 2001
6
Flash CS4 For Dummies
Erasing objects is like using a blackboard eraser (remember those?) or pencil eraser. Flash erases, pixel by pixel, where you erase. Luckily, Flash offers some tools that help you control the process. To erase objects, choose the Eraser tool on ...
Ellen Finkelstein, Gurdy Leete, 2008
7
Real World Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers
The Eraser tool has gotten a bad rap because people assume you have to use a big, blocky eraser. No, you can erase using any brush in the Brushes panel—one that's soft, or hard like an airbrush, or even textured. And what's more, you can ...
Conrad Chavez, David Blatner, 2008
8
Photoshop Elements 3 For Dummies
What artist's toolbox would be complete without an eraser? Elements' toolbox wouldn't be complete without three erasers — the eraser tool, the background eraser tool, and the magic eraser tool. To switch between the three eraser tools from ...
Deke McClelland, Galen Fott, 2004
9
Photoshop Elements 9: The Missing Manual
The Eraser is basically just another kind of brush tool, only instead of adding color to your image, it removes color from the pixels. How it works varies a little depending on where you use it. If you use it on a regular layer, it replaces the color ...
Barbara Brundage, 2010
10
Photoshop CS6 For Dummies
But remember, you're not erasing, just painting with the background color (even on layers with transparency). Removing color with the Eraser tool The fourth of your primary painting tools is the Eraser. On a layer that supports transparency, the ...
Peter Bauer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ERASER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term eraser is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Mobile IMEI eraser worries Kolkata cops
KOLKATA: A mobile or smartphone's 15-digit identifying number may no longer be so unique. Racketeers have got hold of a software, called ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
2
Shelby County Schools Audited For TCAP Eraser Marks
Alcy Elementary and LaRose Elementary Schools in Shelby County will be audited after the number of erased answers on 2013-14 TCAP ... «MyFox Memphis, Jul 15»
3
Marianne Banister creates melanoma-education foundation to honor …
The symptoms in adults will appear as moles larger than an eraser head or moles that are bleeding, said Dr. Zaineb Makhzoumi, assistant ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
4
Free Skin Cancer Screening
D) Diameter – Larger than the width of a pencil eraser. E) Evolving – Changing in any way. Stinging, itching, burning, or bleeding. “This is a ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
5
DOST sets scholarship exam for 3rd year college students
On the day of the examination, examinees are to bring the following: admission slip, school ID, pencil (lead #2), eraser, and snack. «Sun.Star, Jul 15»
6
Forever Lost: Episode 3 walkthrough Part 3 - Entering the old asylum
Use the eraser to get rid of the erronous date. Then use the red marker to circle the five January dates from the visitor's book. This will open a ... «Pocket Gamer, Jul 15»
7
Richmond 'Brothers' helping others less fortunate
... yet picked out the school that will receive the packages — each containing one notebook, a few pencils, a pen, an eraser, and a sharpener. «Richmond News, Jul 15»
8
SCHOOL DAYS
Also the tools of learning; a pencil was a dear thing—and especially if the eraser wasn't worn out! We were very conservative with the use of ... «Lexington Leader, Jul 15»
9
Chemical Stripping Pots Remove Insulation from Magnet and …
The DSP Series Chemical Wire Strippers from The Eraser Company can remove the insulation from magnet and enamel wire, including litz wire, without ... «ThomasNet News, Jul 15»
10
Ranking the 5 best secondaries in college football for 2015
Attribute 5, an eraser on the back end: Cover 2 teams would prefer to have two erasers, but every secondary thrives when there's someone to ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»

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