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tube

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1 a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook

Synonyms of tube

channel, conduit, duct, leader, line, penstock, pipe, trough

Words Related to tube

drain, drainpipe, funnel, hydrant, main, smokestack, spout, standpipe, stovepipe, tile, waste pipe, waterspout

pipage (or pipeage), pipeline, piping

2 an electronic device with a screen and speakers that reproduces images and sound

we plan to relax and spend some time in front of the tube tonight

Synonyms of tube

boob tube, box, idiot box, television, telly [chiefly British], TV

Words Related to tube

home theater, home video

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