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tube

/tjuːb/
Meanings
  • noun

    A long hollow cylindrical container or pipe, particularly one used for transporting fluids or gases.

    - "The subway system uses tubes to transport passengers."
    - "The water from the well is transported through tubes to the kitchen sink."
  • noun

    A television broadcasting medium for transmitting video and audio programs.

    - "I watched the news on the tube last night."
    - "The television tube needs to be replaced."
Pronunciation
  1. /tjuːb/



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  2. /tjuːb/



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Synonyms

boob tube , telly
Rhymes
Words rhyming with tube
mute , cute , hute , mute , moot , mute
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Tube (French) : A thick-walled cylindrical container, especially one used for holding or conveying liquids or gases.

  2. Tube (Spanish) : A hollow cylindrical container or pipe.

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. to be

  2. tube

  3. too

Variants
List of all variants of tube that leads to same result
down the tube , down the tubes , tube , tubed , tubelike , tubes , tube feet , tube foot , tube foots , tube nucleus , tube nucleuses , tube pan , tube pans , tube worm , tube worms , tube sock , tube top , auditory tube , auditory tubes , boob tube , boob tubes , breathing tube , breathing tubes
Forms
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tubes, tubing, tube's, tubed

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'tub' meaning 'a hollow vessel' or 'tube' from Proto-Germanic 'tubon' meaning 'to swell'.

Trivia
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  1. The longest tube in the world is the 1,115-mile (1,810 km) long gas pipeline that runs from Siberia to China.

  2. The human body has about 100,000 miles (160,000 km) of tubes in the form of blood vessels.

Related Concepts
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  1. Pipeline: A large-scale network of tubes used for transporting fluids or gases over long distances.

  2. Television: A mass media technology used for broadcasting moving images and sound.

Culture
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In literature, tubes have been used as symbols of transportation and communication, such as in Jules Verne's 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'. In music, 'Tube Thumping' is a genre of electronic dance music.

How to Memorize "tube"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a long, cylindrical container or pipe to memorize the word 'tube'. Imagine filling it with water or gas.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'tube' with transportation or communication to help remember its meaning.

  3. mnemonics

    - Use the mnemonic 'Tubes Transport Us' to remember the meaning of the word 'tube'.

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