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

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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

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Recent Examples of tubes The city collected that data independently of the camera system using pneumatic roadway tubes that measure vehicle speeds. — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2026 Richet turns the ship into an enthralling character, with its pipes and catwalks and tunnels and tubes, some of which become weaponry. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 About half of the room is taken up by a rack of tubes used for testing sorbents, and the other half by the DAC machine, nicknamed Phoenix. — Emily Waltz, IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2026 These are usually available in jars, tubs, squeeze tubes, or pump bottles. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026 Two out of the four tubes in the 116-year-old tunnel were damaged by the storm. — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026 This pancetta carbonara swaps spaghetti for mezze rigatoni, whose ridges and wide tubes catch the glossy egg-and-Parmesan sauce—and plenty of crispy pork. — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 The adventure begins as the two are all smiles while floating on individual tubes next to each other. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026 For example, his house has tubes for cats to crawl through and hiding boxes. — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tubes
  1. pipes
  2. televisions
  3. conduits
  4. channels
Noun
  • Seventy million barrels is the strict physical minimum needed at the top of the caverns to keep the extraction pipes safely submerged in oil rather than water, said Siddharth Misra, a petroleum engineering professor at Texas A&M University.
    — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The main issues with Puerto Rico’s water infrastructure are the aging pipes that transport the resource across the island to residences and businesses and a lack of funding allocated to restoration projects.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of pipes
Noun
  • For destination categories, such as televisions, laptops, and mobile phones, the perception of in-store value during information search and immediate fulfillment corresponded closely with revenue uplift; easier returns mattered much less.
    — Ayşe Çetinel, Harvard Business Review, 18 Aug. 2026
  • External monitors or televisions can be connected for sharing visuals with clients or colleagues.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of televisions
Noun
  • Notably, optics technology isn't just being used to power alternatives to more traditional data conduits.
    — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The century-old network of underground conduits, which houses electrical, telecommunications and fiber-optic cables, has been operated by BGE for decades under a contract that expires at the end of 2026.
    — Bryant Reed, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of conduits
Noun
  • During its two-and-a-half-hour descent through Titan’s thick orange atmosphere, Huygens captured the first-ever views of the surface, revealing river channels, ancient shorelines and a landscape shaped by liquid methane rather than water.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • No longer the sole creator of content distributed through his channels, Wayne now oversees hundreds of employees who together produce roughly 1,200 pieces of content per month.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of channels

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“Tubes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tubes. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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