rubberband
Elastic binding loop
A rubberband is a loop of elastic material used to hold things together.
You stretch it around objects—a stack of papers, a bundle of pencils, a rolled poster—and it grips them by contracting.
As a verb, to rubberband is to secure something this way, or to snap back suddenly like a stretched band released: The price rubberbanded after the dip.
Usually spelled as two words: rubber band.
Pull to extend
- snapSudden sharp sound
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- tensionStretched or strained state
- elongateTo make longer
resilience · springiness · pliability · give · bounciness · taut · pull · release
Brief, sharp motion
- shootDischarge or capture
- stingSharp wound from insect
- popFizzy drink, regionally
- crackNarrow break or attempt
projectile · launch · aim · whip · velocity · force · impact · startle
Enclose by winding around
group · gather · organize · stack · newspapers · vegetables · asparagus · broccoli
Wire loop for pages
- staplerDevice binding paper sheets
- deskFurniture for writing
- organizePut into systematic order
- suppliesResources for a task
binder · bundle · hold together · documents · files · attach · receipts · mailroom
stretch
Pull to extend
elongate · resilience · springiness · pliability · give · bounciness · taut · pull · release · deform
flick
Brief, sharp motion
crack · projectile · launch · aim · whip · velocity · force · impact · startle · release
wrap
Enclose by winding around
fasten · group · gather · organize · stack · newspapers · vegetables · asparagus · broccoli · produce
paperclip
Wire loop for pages
supplies · binder · bundle · hold together · documents · files · attach · receipts · mailroom · drawers
rhythm
Patterned stress and silence
twang · pluck · percussion · homemade · instrument · sound · vibration · tone · pitch · strum
loom
Fabric-making frame
rainbow · DIY · kids · hobby · pattern · jewelry · charm · hook · kit · project