tube

/tˈub/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
2. electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
3. a hollow cylindrical shape
4. (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
5. an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
   “in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'”

verb

1. provide with a tube or insert a tube into
2. convey in a tube
   “inside Paris, they used to tube mail”
3. ride or float on an inflated tube
   “We tubed down the river on a hot summer day”
4. place or enclose in a tube

Synonyms for tube

• tubing
• vacuum tube
• thermionic vacuum tube
• thermionic tube
• electron tube
• thermionic valve
• pipe
• tube-shaped structure
• metro
• underground
• subway system
• subway

Words that rhyme with tube

• cube
• boob
• jujube
• lube
• rube
• dube
• galoob
• grube
• hube
• koob
• kube
• luebbe
• rueb
• shoob
• strube
• stuebe
• troubh
• youtube
• zube