TUBE Synonyms
There are 32 hypernyms of the word tube. (close relations)
Definition of TUBE
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pipe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco • a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. • a hollow cylindrical shape • a tubular wind instrument • the flues and stops on a pipe organ verb • utter a shrill cry • transport by pipeline • play on a pipe • trim with piping | ||||||||
tubing | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases | ||||||||
cannula | nounn | |||||||
noun • a small flexible tube inserted into a body cavity for draining off fluid or introducing medication | ||||||||
channel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
conduit | nounn | |||||||
noun • a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | ||||||||
cylinder | nounn | |||||||
noun • a solid bounded by a cylindrical surface and two parallel planes (the bases) • a surface generated by rotating a parallel line around a fixed line • a chamber within which piston moves • a cylindrical container for oxygen or compressed air | ||||||||
duct | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls • an enclosed conduit for a fluid | ||||||||
hose | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) • man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet • a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas verb • water with a hose | ||||||||
passage | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of passing from one state or place to the next • a section of text; particularly a section of medium length • a way through or along which someone or something may pass • the passing of a law by a legislative body • a journey usually by ship • a short section of a musical composition • a path or channel or duct through or along which something may pass • a bodily reaction of changing from one place or stage to another • the motion of one object relative to another • the act of passing something to another person | ||||||||
pipeline | nounn | |||||||
noun • gossip spread by spoken communication • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | ||||||||
shaft | nounn | |||||||
noun • a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • a long rod or pole (especially the handle of an implement or the body of a weapon like a spear or arrow) • a column of light (as from a beacon) • the main (mid) section of a long bone • obscene terms for penis • a long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon • a vertical passageway through a building (as for an elevator) • (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column • a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel • a revolving rod that transmits power or motion • the hollow spine of a feather verb • equip with a shaft • defeat someone through trickery or deceit | ||||||||
telly | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen | ||||||||
boob tube | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electronic device that receives television signals and displays them on a screen | ||||||||
metro | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | ||||||||
subway | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) • an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway | ||||||||
underground | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • a secret group organized to overthrow a government or occupation force • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) adverb • in or into hiding or secret operation • beneath the surface of the earth adjective satellite • under the level of the ground • conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods | ||||||||
electron tube | nounn | |||||||
noun • electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope | ||||||||
subway system | nounn | |||||||
noun • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) | ||||||||
thermionic tube | nounn | |||||||
noun • electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope | ||||||||
thermionic vacuum tube | nounn | |||||||
noun • electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope | ||||||||