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tube vs hosepipe

hosepipe vs tube

tube and hosepipe both are nouns.

tube is a verb but hosepipe is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tube Yes No Yes No
hosepipe Yes No No No
As nouns, hosepipe is a hyponym of tube; that is, hosepipe is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tube:
  • tube: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
  • hosepipe: a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
tube (noun) hosepipe (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
(anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure
a hollow cylindrical shape
tube (verb) hosepipe (verb)
place or enclose in a tube
convey in a tube
ride or float on an inflated tube
provide with a tube or insert a tube into
Difference between tube and hosepipe

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