tub
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1.5
- noun
- /tʌb/
- Archaic
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tarrina
- You spent our last money on a tub!
- tub of drinking water
- trays and tubs
She then took Charles's credit card and bought a bunch of tubs of body glitter.
- She then took Charles's credit card and bought a bunch of tubs of body glitter.
- Anyone who's been to Chick-fil-A knows it's all about their little plastic tubs of flavor goop.
- I shared out loud that I probably shouldn't have fill a tub with.
Examples
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One superjumbo family-size tub of popcorn, please.
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You know it's not easy to resell a tub of Vaseline.
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It's this huge tub of body cream and I really like the scent.
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So I dug these out and they sat in this tub for maybe a week.
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I've got a big tub of it.
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This is my very own tub of failed sourdough starter.
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But I thought better of that, and instead bought a three-dollar tub of buttered popcorn.
Fiction book (1991) -
I think I've been using this probably for a year I'd say, but I've gone through four or five tubs of this stuff.
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I need some talcum powder, a spatula, and half a tub of margarine.
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I ordered a tub of vanilla ice cream to share with my friends at the party.
Synonyms
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1.0
An amount of food or drink for one serving
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2.8
A standard measure of liquid often used for oil or beer
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1.0
The amount that a round open container with a handle can hold
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9.9
An ancient Hebrew measure for liquids equal to about 37 liters
An amount that fills a large open container like a bucket
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Etymology
Tub also became a word for the amount that fills such a container. So when you buy a 'tub' of ice cream or butter, you mean the quantity that 'fills' the tub.