Gumshoe
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A sneaker or rubber overshoe. A detective.
Rubber
Part of speech: noun
Definition: Pliable material derived from the sap of the rubber tree; a hydrocarbon polymer of isoprene.Synthetic materials with the same properties as natural rubber.An eraser.A condom.Someone or something which rubs.The rectangular pad on the pitcher's mound from which the pitcher must pitch.Water resistant shoe covers, galoshes, Wellingtons.Tires, particularly racing tires.a series of games, contests - in Davis cup tennis, cardsA series of an odd number of games or matches of which a majority must be won (thus precluding a tie).A game or match played to break a tie.
Example sentence: In view of the experience I had acquired in the field of chemical industry, certain Italian government and industrial bodies entrusted me in 1938 with the task of instituting research and development studies on the production of synthetic rubber in Italy.