eraser

UK /ɪˈɹeɪzə/ US /ɪˈɹeɪsɚ/

noun 4

Collocations

ADJ.

cute, good

VERB + ERASER

back, book, borrow, borrowed, dinosaur-shaped, doesn't, gimme, pencil

ERASER + NOUN

moment

PREP.

in, on, out, with

ADV.

often, possibly, really

Definitions

noun

One who erases.

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.

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.

An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.

Wiktionary

Pocket calculators are as cheap to buy as a pair of socks, and as essential to thousands of British school children as a pencil and eraser.

Tatoeba · #33466

Can I borrow your eraser for a moment?

Tatoeba · #39983

Rub out these words with your eraser.

Tatoeba · #268143

May I borrow your eraser?

Tatoeba · #268144

May I use your eraser? I seem to have lost mine.

Tatoeba · #954166

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, eraser is marked as US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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