tube of toothpaste

  • 1tube — [ tub ] noun count ** ▸ 1 object like a pipe ▸ 2 long narrow container ▸ 3 long thin part inside body ▸ 4 television ▸ 5 cathode ray tube ▸ 6 underground train ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move… …

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  • 2tube — 01. We need to buy another [tube] of toothpaste. 02. We put a cardboard [tube] in our pet hedgehog s cage for her to play with. 03. I can t believe you paid $15 for that small [tube] of face moisturizer. 04. I have to buy a new inner [tube] for… …

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  • 3toothpaste — UK [ˈtuːθˌpeɪst] / US [ˈtuθˌpeɪst] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms toothpaste : singular toothpaste plural toothpastes a soft thick substance that you put on a toothbrush to clean your teeth a tube of toothpaste …

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  • 4tube */*/ — UK [tjuːb] / US [tub] noun Word forms tube : singular tube plural tubes 1) a) [countable] a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube. b) an object shaped like part of a pipe a… …

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  • 5tube — tube1 W3S3 [tju:b US tu:b] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pipe for liquid)¦ 2 3¦(container)¦ 4¦(in your body)¦ 5¦(trains)¦ 6 go down the tubes 7¦(television)¦ 8¦(electrical equipment)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : French; O …

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  • 6tube — [[t]tju͟ːb, AM tu͟ːb[/t]] ♦♦♦ tubes 1) N COUNT A tube is a long hollow object that is usually round, like a pipe. He is fed by a tube that enters his nose. ...a cardboard tube. 2) N COUNT: oft N of n A tube of something such as paste is a long,… …

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  • 7tube — noun 1 PIPE FOR LIQUID (C) a round pipe made of metal, glass, rubber etc, especially for liquids or gases to go through see also: inner tube, test tube 2 CONTAINER (C) a narrow container made of plastic or soft metal and closed at one end, that… …

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  • 8tube — n. & v. n. 1 a long hollow rigid or flexible cylinder, esp. for holding or carrying air, liquids, etc. 2 a soft metal or plastic cylinder sealed at one end and having a screw cap at the other, for holding a semi liquid substance ready for use (a… …

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  • 9tube*/ — [tjuːb] noun 1) [C] a long narrow object similar to a pipe that liquid or gas can move through Nurses had to feed Dan through a tube.[/ex] 2) [C] a long narrow plastic or metal container that you squeeze in order to push out the soft substance… …

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  • 10tube — 1. noun /tjuːb,tub/ a) Anything that is hollow and cylindrical in shape. A tube of toothpaste. b) An approximately cylindrical container, usually with a crimped end and a screw top, used to contain and dispense semi liquid substances. No mate, I… …

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