tubing vs straw

straw vs tubing

tubing and straw both are nouns.

tubing is not an adjective while straw is an adjective.

tubing is not a verb while straw is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tubing	Yes	No	No	No
straw	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, straw is a hyponym of tubing; that is, straw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tubing:

tubing: conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
straw: a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth

Other hyponyms of tubing include barrel, gun barrel, blow tube, blowgun, blowpipe, blowtube, blow tube, blowpipe, blowtube, cannula, capillary, capillary tube, capillary tubing, catheter, cigarette holder, coil, chromatography column, column, drain, hose, hosepipe, inner tube, mouthpiece, pea shooter, pipage, pipe, piping, pipe, tobacco pipe, silencer, siphon, syphon, speaking tube, stem, stent, drinking straw, test tube, torpedo tube, venturi, well point, wellpoint, water tube, watertube.

tubing (noun)	straw (noun)
conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases	a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
	a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
	plant fiber used e.g. for making baskets and hats or as fodder
	material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds

tubing (adjective)	straw (adjective)
	of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored

tubing (verb)	straw (verb)
	spread by scattering ("straw" is archaic)
	cover or provide with or as if with straw

Difference between tubing and straw

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