Phrase Hound found 39 phrases and 3 compound words that contain rubbing. The most common are listed below. Open rubbing in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 39
- brass rubbingThe technique of making a paper copy of a brass-plate engraving by placing a sheet of paper over the plate and rubbing with a crayon.
- rubbing alcoholSynonym of surgical spirit: Ethanol with small quantities of additives (typically 2% castor oil and 0.5% methyl salicylate), used primarily as a topical antiseptic.
- rubbing stoneA gritstone for erasing the marks on a stone.
- rubbing alcoholsplural of rubbing alcohol: Ethanol with small quantities of additives (typically 2% castor oil and 0.5% methyl salicylate), used primarily as a topical antiseptic.
- rubbing one outpresent participle and gerund of rub one out
- rubbing stripA wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boat's hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties.
- beach rubbingThe practice among killer whales of scraping the body along rocks in shallow water.
- rubbing alongpresent participle and gerund of rub along
- rubbing awaypresent participle and gerund of rub away
- rubbing downpresent participle and gerund of rub down
- rubbing machineA machine used in bleaching linen.
- rubbing machinesplural of rubbing machine: A machine used in bleaching linen.
- rubbing offpresent participle and gerund of rub off
- rubbing oilA type of petroleum oil of low viscosity used either with or without an abrasive to polish dried surfaces.
- rubbing oilsplural of rubbing oil: A type of petroleum oil of low viscosity used either with or without an abrasive to polish dried surfaces.
- rubbing outpresent participle and gerund of rub out
- rubbing postA post set up for cattle to rub themselves against.
- rubbing postsplural of rubbing post: A post set up for cattle to rub themselves against.
- rubbing shoulderspresent participle and gerund of rub shoulders
- rubbing stonesplural of rubbing stone: A gritstone for erasing the marks on a stone.
- rubbing stripsplural of rubbing strip: A wooden or hard rubber strip running the part or whole length of a boat's hull to protect it when it locks, moored against other boats, pontoons or jetties.
- rubbing uppresent participle and gerund of rub up
- rubbing elbowspresent participle and gerund of rub elbows
- rubbing off onpresent participle and gerund of rub off on
- rubbing one offpresent participle and gerund of rub one off
Compound words 3
- allorubbingThe rubbing against an animal by another member of the same species.
- rubbinglySo as to rub; with a rubbing action or motion.
- rubbingstoneAlternative form of rubbing stone: A gritstone for erasing the marks on a stone.