Although I broke test tubes and played about with chemicals for fun, I did occasionally manage to obey the teacher's instructions as well; repeating experiments that others had long ago undertaken.
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Tubes
//tuːbz//
Synonyms for "tubes" (217 found)
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drumefflux tubeelelectricelectric railwayelectric trainelectrodeelectron-image tubeelevatedelevated railwayembankmentexpressexpress trainfeederfeeder linefilamentfire hosefistulaflierflue pipe
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flumeflyerfocus tubefreightfreight trainfreighterfunicularfunnelgarden hosegas phototubegas pipegeneratorgoods traingravity-operated railwaygridhorse railwayhosehosepipeiconoscopeimage dissectorimage iconoscopeinterurbaninverterjunctionkinescopellight railroadlightning expresslimitedlimiterlinelocallocal-oscillator tubelondon undergroundmain linemilk trainmixer tubemodulatormonorailmonoscopemultipliermultiplier phototube
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multipurpose tubemultivibratornippleorgan pipeoscillatoroutput tubeparliamentaryparliamentary trainpassenger trainphase inverterphotocathodephotoconductor cellphotomultiplier tubephototubephotovoltaic cellphotronic cellpicture tubepillarpipelinepipette
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pipingplatepower tubepulse generatorput through channelsrack railwayrack-and-pinion railroadrack-and-pinion railwayradio tuberadio-frequency tuberailrail linerailroadrailroad trainrailwayrattlerreceiving tuberectifier tubereedreed piperegulatorrepeaterroadbedroadwayrollrollerrolling stockrouleaushuttleshuttle trainsiamesesiamese connectionsidetracksidingsiphonsnorkelsoft phototubesoil pipespecialstandpipesteam pipestemstrawstreamlinerstreet railwaystreetcar linesubwayswitchbacktapterminalterminustinnietracktraintramtramlinetransducertrestletrigatrontrigger tubetrolley linetrunktrunk linetube shaped structuretubingtubulationtubuletubulettubulureturnoutundergroundvacuum phototubevacuum tubevalvewaste pipewater pipeway train
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11 total sentences available.
Televisions with vacuum tubes are regarded as being behind the times.
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An artist uses many tubes of paint to make a large painting.
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These organs were made in test tubes.
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