what does tube mean?
TUBE as NOUN
- Meaning
- electric underground railway
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Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
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Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
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Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
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Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- a hollow cylindrical shape
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Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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TUBE as VERB
- Meaning
- place or enclose in a tube
Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- ride or float on an inflated tube
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- We tubed down the river on a hot summer day
Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- inside Paris, they used to tube mail
Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- provide with a tube or insert a tube into
Hypernyms(s) tube is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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