tube
noun
a hollow, usually cylindrical body of metal, glass, rubber, or other material, used especially for conveying or containing liquids or gases.
tubes
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pluralof tube.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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His breathing, feeding and toileting are all done through tubes at the neurological rebab centre where he is being cared for.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
In the middle of the BioCharger, within the geometric, connected plates of glass, is a Tesla coil, which ionizes the surrounding 12 glass tubes that hold six noble gases, the gases in the earth’s atmosphere.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Fox had had parts of his spleen, pancreas, and small and large intestine removed, and yet his tubes and catheter were out and he was already walking with a walker.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
It was also the size of a school bus, had more than 17,000 vacuum tubes and sucked up 150 kilowatts of electricity an hour.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
And I was never going to get to ride my bike again, no matter how many new inner tubes I could afford.
From "Lawn Boy Returns" by Gary Paulsen
