Synonyms of tubes

tubes

noun

plural of tube

1

as in pipes

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 & Similar Words

• pipes
• conduits
• channels
• funnels
• drains
• ducts
• lines
• troughs
• penstocks
• pipings
• leaders
• pipelines
• tiles
• standpipes
• hydrants
• smokestacks
• drainpipes
• mains
• waste pipes
• spouts
• stovepipes
• waterspouts
• pipages

2

as in TVs

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 & Similar Words

• TVs
• televisions
• boxes
• tellies
• boob tubes
• idiot boxes
• plasmas
• LCDs
• home videos
• home theaters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tubes

After weeks or months of monitors, alarms, oxygen, feeding tubes, blood tests and waiting, a family can finally take their baby home. — Tim Nelin, The Conversation, 21 July 2026

The upgrade swaps out the ship’s two 155 mm Advanced Gun Systems for four large missile launch tubes. — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026

Giffords was hooked up to tubes and monitors, and her head was shaved. — Mark Leibovich, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

The small in-mouth robot connects to them through flexible drive shafts, cables and tubes. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026

There are also slots for glow-in-dark tritium tubes, but the tubes themselves are sold separately. — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 15 July 2026

Iris van Herpen incorporated plasma into her final look, Helix Nebula, through two glass tubes arching around the shoulders of the dress. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026

The long-running Reference Series, comprised of preamplifiers, power amplifiers, DACs, and phono stages, has reached new heights with the Reference 330M monoblock power amplifier, capable of producing 330 watts from six KT170 output tubes. — Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 July 2026

Throughout Boise’s hot summer days, a steady stream of people take the bus into Barber Park, queueing up to rent their tubes or rafts and then float down the river to Ann Morrison Park. — Carolyn Komatsoulis updated July 7, Idaho Statesman, 7 July 2026