Hypernyms for "tube"
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acorn tube
barrel
blow tube
blowgun
blowpipe
blowtube
cannula
capillary
capillary tube
capillary tubing
catheter
chromatography column
cigarette holder
cochlea
coil
column
diode
drain
drinking straw
electron multiplier
gas-discharge tube
gun barrel
hose
hosepipe
inner tube
klystron
magnetron
mouthpiece
pea shooter
pentode
pipage
pipe
piping
rectifying tube
rectifying valve
salpinx
silencer
siphon
speaking tube
stem
stent
straw
syphon
television pickup tube
television-camera tube
test tube
tetrode
tobacco pipe
torpedo tube
triode
tubule
vas
venturi
vessel
well point
wellpoint
X-ray tube
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.