Word TUBE: meanings, synonyms & antonyms

tube

🇺🇸 [tjuːb]

Meanings

A cylindrical container or hollow object, often used to hold substances or materials. Tubes are common in everyday items like toothpaste, and in technology such as television tubes. The term can also refer to underground transportation systems in cities, such as the London Underground.

Examples

• The toothpaste tube is almost empty.
• They took the tube to work every day.
• The scientist used a test tube to conduct the experiment.

Synonyms

pipe • cylinder • shaft

Antonyms

sphere • block • solid