—tube /tjuːb/ aep /tuːb/
noun (CONTAINER)
B1 [C] a long, thin container made of soft metal or plastic that is closed at one end and has a small hole at the other, usually with a cover, used for storing thick liquids:
» a tube of toothpasteThesaurus+: ↑Containers for liquids and gasesF0 [C] AUSTRALIAN ENGLISH INFORMAL for a can or bottle of beer:
» a tube of lagerThesaurus+: ↑Beer and cidernoun (PIPE)
B2 [C] a long cylinder made from plastic, metal, rubber, or glass, especially used for moving or containing liquids or gases:
» Gases produced in the reaction pass through this tube and can then be collected.Thesaurus+: ↑Plumbing and pipes and sewageF0 [C] in biology, any hollow, cylinder-shaped structure in the body that carries air or liquid:
» the bronchial tubesThesaurus+: ↑Substances and structures in the body• • •
Extra Examples:» The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the external air pressure was increased.» The surgeon makes a small incision into which a tube is inserted.» The tube which carries the laser is introduced into the abdomen through a small cut in the skin.» The prisoners who were being force-fed had tubes rammed down their throats.» The operation involves putting a small tube into your heart.noun (TELEVISION)
the tube [S] MAINLY US► F0 the television: » What's on the tube this weekend?Thesaurus+: ↑Televisionnoun (TRAIN)
the tube B1 [S] (OFTEN the Tube) UK INFORMAL► F0 London's underground train system: » I got the Tube to Camden Town.» I go to work on the tube.» a Tube stationThesaurus+: ↑Railways and railway lines- introductory
- introspection
- introspective
- introspectively
- introversion
- introvert
- introverted
- intrude
- intruder
- intrusion
- intrusive
- in truth
- intuit
- intuition
- intuitive
- intuitively
- in tune
- in turn
- in two shakes
- in two shakes (of a lamb's tail)
- in two shakes of a lamb's tail
- Inuit
- inundate
- inundation
- in unison