Definition
a tube (of toothpaste): a tub, a cylinder, a packet, a pipe, a container (of toothpaste)
the Tube: the subway, the metro, the underground
The London Underground metro system is often referred to as "the Underground" or "the Tube".
- "Host : I am the tubes which carry blood around the body and to the heart."
- "No, I just ordered a tube of skin cream on your website, and it hasn't arrived yet."
- "Brian : So Bruno, this is the famous tube: The London Underground."
- "Or should I say "the tube"?"
- "We are looking for some durable plastic containers and jars, cases for our lipstick, and tubes for hair care products."
- "Cases for our lipstick, and tubes for hair care products."
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