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tubes

TOOBZ/tuːbz/UKTYOOBZ/tjuːbz/

4 meanings of tubes

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of tube. Use it when there is more than one tube.

    We need two tubes of glue for this project.

    Long cardboard tubes are good for mailing posters.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Third-person singular present of tube. Use it after he, she, it, or one person or thing.

    My brother tubes down the river every summer.

    The shop tubes each poster before mailing it.

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  3. 3
    noununcountable
    The Internet, the huge computer network people use to go online.

    I found that funny cat video somewhere on the tubes.

    That old song is all over the tubes again.

    Similarinternet, web, net

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  4. 4
    nounslanguncountable
    The parts inside your body and how they are working.

    Hot tea with lemon is good for your tubes when you have a cold.

    My tubes have not felt right since that huge dinner.

    Similarinsides, guts, system, innards

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tubes is a form of tube

tube, noun: Anything with a long, round shape that is empty inside. Full entry

Forms
tubetubes plural
Spelling
tube → tubes: add -s

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