tube
[ toob, tyoob ]
/ tub, tyub /
noun
verb (used with object), tubed, tub·ing.
Idioms for tube
down the tube/tubes, Informal.
into a ruined, wasted, or abandoned state or condition.
Origin of tube
First recorded in 1590–1600,
tube is from the Latin word
tubus pipe
OTHER WORDS FROM tube
tube·less, adjective tube·like, adjective mul·ti·tube, adjectiveWords nearby tube
tubal ligation,
tubal pregnancy,
tubal-cain,
tubate,
tubby,
tube,
tube cell,
tube fly,
tube foot,
tube pan,
tube railway
Example sentences from the Web for tube
British Dictionary definitions for tube
tube
/ (tjuːb) /
noun
verb (tr)
Derived forms of tube
tubeless, adjective tube-like, adjectiveWord Origin for tube
C17: from Latin
tubus
Medical definitions for tube
tube
[ tōōb ]
n.
A hollow cylinder, especially one that conveys a fluid or functions as a passage.
An anatomical structure or organ having the shape or function of a tube; a duct.
Idioms and Phrases with tube
tube
see down the tubes.