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Rubber band   /rˈəbər bænd/   Listen
Rubber band

noun
1.
A narrow band of elastic rubber used to hold things (such as papers) together.  Synonyms: elastic, elastic band.






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"Rubber band" Quotes from Famous Books



... in a smaller scope himself, but when he saw a wider view of what his work might be he rose to the occasion and became a bigger man. It is just as easy to think of a mountain as to think of a hill—when you turn your mind to contemplate it. The mind is like a rubber band—you can stretch it to fit almost anything, but it draws in to a small scope ...
— Power of Mental Imagery • Warren Hilton

... banker seated at his library table, on which he had just placed some legal-looking papers, bound together with a thick rubber band. It was evident that his work did not stop when he left the bank. Young Brown noticed that Mr. Temple looked careworn and haggard, and that his manner was very different from what it had been on the ...
— The Face And The Mask • Robert Barr



Words linked to "Rubber band" :   elastic device, band



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