eraser
One who erasesOne who erases.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
» Everybody makes mistakes. That's why they put erasers on pencils.
Jeder macht mal einen Fehler. Deswegen werden Bleistifte mit Radiergummis versehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Усі помиляються. Ось чому на олівцях є гумки. — deniko
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4 sensesOne who erases.
(Canada, Philippines, US)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.
Radiergummi, Radierer, Gummi
рези́нкаrezínka, ла́стикlástik, стёркаstjórka
гу́мкаhúmka, ґу́мкаgúmka
an implement used to erase something
(Canada, Philippines, US)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.
Tafelschwamm
тря́пкаtrjápka
An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.
Examples
6 sentencesEverybody makes mistakes. That's why they put erasers on pencils.
Усі помиляються. Ось чому на олівцях є гумки. — deniko
deJeder macht mal einen Fehler. Deswegen werden Bleistifte mit Radiergummis versehen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I buy a lot of erasers.
There are a lot of forgotten erasers in the classroom.
Erasers are not made well these days.
He doesn't have erasers.
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Forms
plural: erasersSynonyms
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