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tube
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- pronunciation:
- tub
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun)
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a hollow cylinder made of glass, metal, or rubber used esp. for holding or conveying liquids.
- synonyms:
- duct, pipe
- similar words:
- catheter, channel, conduit, drain, hose, line, main, pipette, siphon, spout, straw
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| definition 2: |
anything shaped like such a hollow cylinder.
- synonyms:
- cylinder, roll
- similar words:
- barrel, chimney, flue, pillar, pipe, shaft, shoot, trough, tunnel
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| definition 3: |
a small, flexible cylinder that is sealed at one end and closed with a screw cap on the other and from which substances such as toothpaste or paint can be squeezed.
- similar words:
- container
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| definition 4: |
(informal) television (prec. by "the").
- synonyms:
- television, TV
- similar words:
- set
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| definition 5: |
(chiefly British; informal) an underground railway system.
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| definition 6: |
(informal) (cap.) the London underground railway system (prec. by "the").
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| related words: |
canal |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
tubes, tubing, tubed |
| definition 1: |
to place in a tube.
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| definition 2: |
to provide with a tube or tubes.
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| derivation: |
tubelike (adj.) |
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