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— English words —

• rub-up n. The action of rubbing, for example polishing or massaging.
• rub-up n. The act of bringing old information to the front of one’s memory.
• rub-up n. (Caribbean) A party, especially one that is spontaneous and involves music and dancing.
• rub-up n. (Obsolete) An encounter (with someone).
• rub-up n. (Slang, obsolete) The act of masturbating.
• rub␣up v. (Transitive) To polish or scrub; to cover (something with a substance) by rubbing.
• rub␣up v. (Transitive) To rub (a body part): to massage, give a massage to.
• rub␣up v. (Transitive) To create (something) by rubbing.
• rub␣up v. (Transitive, intransitive, informal, dated) To revive one’s knowledge of (something); to renew (a skill).
• rub␣up v. (Transitive, US, slang) To assault (someone).
• rub␣up v. (Transitive, obsolete) To reduce (something) to a powder or paste using friction (with a mortar and…
• rub␣up v. (Transitive, obsolete) To excite or awaken (something); to revive or reawaken (something).
• rub␣up n. Alternative form of rub-up.

65 English words from 13 English definitions

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5 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

rub-ups rub␣ups rub␣up␣on rub␣up␣against rub␣up␣the␣wrong␣way

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

grub␣up scrub␣up

2 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

rub RUB

6 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

bur Bur bur- pub pub. Pub.

6 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

burnup burn␣up grub␣up rubs␣up rub-ups rub␣ups

2 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

burp Buru

6 cousins (New words found by changing only one letter.)

dub␣up rubus rug␣up runup run-up run␣up

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

rubs␣up

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