rubbing, n. [friction], abrasion, attrition, chafing, fraying; embrocation; [massage].
rubbing out. [erasure], [obliteration], effacement.
rubbish, n. [trash], [litter], lumber, [refuse], debris, [garbage], [dross], [trumpery].
rubicund, a. [ruddy], [florid].
rub out. [erase], [obliterate], expunge, [efface].
rub up. burnish, scour, [polish].
ruck, n. [wrinkle], [crease]; (Colloq.) common [sort].
rudder, n. Associated word: tiller.
ruddy, a. [red], [florid], [rubicund], blowzed.
rude, a. [crude], unpolished, [raw], [rough], [indelicate], unrefined, [coarse], undisciplined, [uncivilized]; inelegant, inartistic, [artless]; [uncivil], [discourteous], inurbane, [impolite], romping, hoidenish; [boisterous], turbulent, [violent], inclement, [tumultuous]; unwrought, unfashioned.