rubber bands

Office supply elastics

Rubber bands are loops of elastic material used to hold things together.

They stretch to fit around objects and snap back to grip them: She wrapped a rubber band around the stack of cards.

The phrase rubber band can describe anything with similar elasticity or snap-back behavior.

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fastening method

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Metal fasteners, finger coverings

welding · screws · staples · tape · string

material property

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glass · concrete · stone · wooden dowels · metal wire

material flexibility

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Circular bands of ferrous metal

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G