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Traditional English :: tube
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tube - n. & v. --n. 1 a long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder, esp. for holding or carrying air, liquids, etc.
2 a soft metal or plastic cylinder sealed at one end and having a screw cap at the other, for holding a semi-liquid substance ready for use (a tube of toothpaste).
3 Anat. & Zool. a hollow cylindrical organ in the body (bronchial tubes; Fallopian tubes).
4 (often prec. by the) colloq. the London underground railway system (went by tube).
5 a a cathode-ray tube esp. in a television set. b (prec. by the) esp. US colloq. television.
6 US a thermionic valve.
7 = inner tube.
8 the cylindrical body of a wind instrument.
9 Austral. sl. a can of beer. --v.tubeless adj. (esp. in sense 7 of n.). tubelike adj. [F tube or L tubus] |
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Related Words
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Most Often Usage
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neural tube defect
test tube baby
acrylic tube
aluminum tube
tube amp
tube amplifier
bazooka tube
tube bender
boating tube
boiler tube
light bulb and tube
carbon fiber tube
cardboard tube
cathode ray tube
chest tube
terry cloth tube dress
juicy couture tube dress
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