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tube

Letters that make tube

b, e, t, u are letters that make 'tube'

Words within tube

be, tub, Be are words within 'tube'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of tube

Tuber, tuber, tubes, tubed are words created by adding a letter to 'tube'

tube is a 4 letter word ending with e
tube is a 4 letter word starting with t

9 possible definitions for 'tube'

Tube as "an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)"

Under this definition, tube is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

metro, subway system, subway, underground have the same meaning as 'tube'

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of railroad, railway, railroad line, railway system, railway line.

Example of tube used within this context

"in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"

Tube as "conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases"

Under this definition, tube is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tubing has the same meaning as tube

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of conduit.

Types of tube

barrel, blowgun, blowpipe, blowpipe, blowtube, blowtube, blow tube, blow tube, capillary tube, catheter, cigarette holder, column, hose, hosepipe, mouthpiece, pea shooter, pipage, tobacco pipe, silencer, speaking tube, stent, drinking straw, test tube, torpedo tube, venturi, well point, wellpoint, capillary, coil, drain, pipe, pipe, siphon, stem, gun barrel, cannula, capillary tubing, chromatography column, inner tube, straw, piping, syphon are types of 'tube'.

Derivatives of tube

vasiform, tube, tubular, cannular, tubelike, tube-shaped are derivatives of 'tube'.

Tube as "electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope"

Under this definition, tube is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vacuum tube, thermionic vacuum tube, thermionic tube, electron tube, thermionic valve have the same meaning as 'tube'

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of electronic device.

Types of tube

acorn tube, diode, rectifying tube, rectifying valve, electron multiplier, klystron, pentode, television-camera tube, television pickup tube, tetrode, triode, X-ray tube, gas-discharge tube, magnetron are types of 'tube'.

tube as a part

'tube' can be a part of circuit, electrical circuit, electric circuit.

Parts of tube

anode, cathode, electrode, grid, control grid, plate are parts of 'tube'.

Tube as "(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure"

Under this definition, tube is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tube-shaped structure has the same meaning as tube

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of structure, anatomical structure, bodily structure, complex body part, body structure.

Types of tube

vessel, vas, tubule, salpinx, cochlea are types of 'tube'.

tube as a category

'tube' can be a category of anatomy, general anatomy.

Derivatives of tube

tubal, tube are derivatives of 'tube'.

Tube as "a hollow cylindrical shape"

Under this definition, tube is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

pipe has the same meaning as tube

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of cylinder.

Derivatives of tube

tube is a derivative of tube.

Tube as "place or enclose in a tube"

Under this definition, tube is a verb and has the following properties:

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of enclose, envelop, wrap, enwrap, enfold.

Derivatives of tube

tubing, tube, tube-shaped structure, pipe are derivatives of 'tube'.

Tube as "ride or float on an inflated tube"

Under this definition, tube is a verb and has the following properties:

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of ride.

Example of tube used within this context

"We tubed down the river on a hot summer day"

Tube as "convey in a tube"

Under this definition, tube is a verb and has the following properties:

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of convey, bring, take.

Derivatives of tube

tubing, tube, tube-shaped structure are derivatives of 'tube'.

Example of tube used within this context

"inside Paris, they used to tube mail"

Tube as "provide with a tube or insert a tube into"

Under this definition, tube is a verb and has the following properties:

tube as a type

'tube' can be a type of render, furnish, provide, supply.

Derivatives of tube

tube, tube-shaped structure are derivatives of 'tube'.