tube

noun

ˈtüb

ˈtyüb

Synonyms of tube next

: any of various usually cylindrical structures or devices: such as

: a hollow elongated cylinder

especially : one to convey fluids

: a soft tubular container whose contents (such as toothpaste) can be removed by squeezing

c(1)

: tunnel

(2)

British : subway sense b

: the basically cylindrical section between the mouthpiece and bell that is the fundamental part of a wind instrument

: a slender channel (such as a fallopian tube or a pollen tube) within a plant or animal body : duct

: the narrow basal portion of a corolla with united petals or a calyx with united sepals

: inner tube

: electron tube

especially : vacuum tube

: cathode-ray tube

especially : a television picture tube

: television

: an article of clothing shaped like a tube

a tube top

tube socks

tubed

ˈtübd

ˈtyübd

adjective

tubelike

ˈtüb-ˌlīk

ˈtyüb-

adjective

Phrases

down the tube or down the tubes

: into a state of collapse or deterioration

Example Sentences

She was breathing oxygen through a tube. watched the liquid move through the tube between the flasks and recorded the movement in his chemistry notebook

Recent Examples on the Web The camera quickly turns to the crowd just as several people, including uniformed and plainclothes police officers, converge on a young man wearing a white surgical mask and holding what appears to be another device, a long silver tube. —

Mari Yamaguchi And Foster Klug, Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2023 The flush valve will be located in the middle of the tank and includes the overflow tube. —

Elizabeth Gulino, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023 What’s in the radioactive tube? —

Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2023 Ellie is still alive, but unconscious and stuck with an IV tube. —

Randall Colburn, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2023 The camera then points at the crowd as uniformed and plainclothes officers converge on a young man in a white surgical mask and holding a long silver tube. —

Julia Musto, Fox News, 15 Apr. 2023 The battery is streamlined into the down tube, for what the rep told me was the first time from this Irvine, Calif. company. —

Scott Kramer, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 At one point, Addison uses a penlight to assess the baby's breathing and ends up with a chest tube. —

Lincee Ray, EW.com, 31 Mar. 2023 Plastic and glass hummingbird feeders come in two main styles, inverted (tube) and saucer (dish). —

Brandi Fuller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Mar. 2023 See More

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