eraser
Origin of eraser
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How to use eraser in a sentence
In the same way that Cage composed music for “prepared pianos” — instruments with bolts, screws, mutes and rubber erasers placed on the strings to alter or silence the sound — Paik deliberately damaged and even gutted TVs.
Sponge erasers are particularly good for touching up matte-finish tapes and getting into fine grooves in grips.
To tap an unlikely source of nutrition, insects small enough to sit on a pencil eraser have to suck harder than any known creature.
Froghoppers are the super-suckers of the animal world | Jonathan Lambert | July 13, 2021 | Science NewsHe picked up an eraser and wiped out decades of other people’s blood, sweat, and tears in so many areas.
These Trans Kids Are Trying to Survive Tennessee’s ‘Slate of Hate’ | Tim Teeman | May 21, 2021 | The Daily BeastAs an extra feature, the eraser cap has a lead selector that goes from HB to 4H, so you can easily identify what kind of lead is in your pencil.
Must-have art supplies to let your inner creative shine | Sandra Gutierrez G. | February 11, 2021 | Popular-Science
Joel sank into the couch, smiling, while Ethan threw a balled-up eraser against the wall and laughed.
The Wichita State Shocker, named WuShock, resembles a frayed yellow pencil eraser and/or Bart Simpson on meth.
When he started to take it apart, he found a microphone the size of a pencil eraser drilled into its framework.
Enter another eraser of the line between public and private: reality TV.
A piece of rubber stuck on the tang end answers the double purpose of a protector and eraser.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousA good knife eraser for ink can be made from a discarded or broken ruling pen.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousA ball, eraser or some object is given each team on opposite side of the circle.
Games and Play for School Morale | VariousAt school I gave away my scholar's-companion and my eraser and my pencils and pen-holders, and an old torn map, as keepsakes.
What Happened to Inger Johanne | Dikken ZwilgmeyerThe drawing had been made with a hard pencil and the eraser had removed the lead, but a well-defined imprint remained.
The House of a Thousand Candles | Meredith Nicholson
British Dictionary definitions for eraser
/ (ɪˈreɪzə) /
an object, such as a piece of rubber or felt, used for erasing something written, typed, etc: a pencil eraser
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