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1. tube-nosed_fruit_bat
noun. any of various fruit bats of the genus Nyctimene distinguished by nostrils drawn out into diverging tubes.
Rhymes with Sieve Tube
- strube
- galoob
- troubh
- stuebe
- kube
- hube
- grube
- cube
- zube
- shoob
- rueb
- rube
- luebbe
- lube
- koob
- dube
- boob
Sentences with sieve-tube
1. Noun Phrase
Phloem cells are found as two types in a plant: sieve tube members and companion cells.
2. Noun Phrase
The sieve tube members are those that serve as a tube for transporting sucrose.
2. sieve
noun. ['ˈsɪv'] a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles.
Antonyms
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
3. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements.
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. sieve
verb. ['ˈsɪv'] check and sort carefully.
Antonyms
Etymology
- sife (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases.
Synonyms
- speaking tube
- torpedo tube
- wellpoint
- pea shooter
- pipage
- blowtube
- blow tube
- drain
- barrel
- venturi
- capillary
- cigarette holder
- stent
- chromatography column
- drinking straw
- blowpipe
- conduit
- inner tube
- capillary tubing
- cannula
- hose
- siphon
- gun barrel
- catheter
- straw
- column
- blowgun
- piping
- tubing
- hosepipe
- pipe
- tobacco pipe
- silencer
- syphon
- well point
- capillary tube
- test tube
- stem
- coil
Antonyms
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
6. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope.
Synonyms
- thermionic tube
- television pickup tube
- vacuum tube
- plate
- electrode
- anode
- tetrode
- circuit
- electronic device
- cathode
- electric circuit
- electrical circuit
- electron tube
- gas-discharge tube
- thermionic vacuum tube
- thermionic valve
- diode
- X-ray tube
- control grid
- acorn tube
- magnetron
- klystron
- electron multiplier
- pentode
- rectifying valve
- rectifying tube
- television-camera tube
- triode
Antonyms
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
7. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] a hollow cylindrical shape.
Synonyms
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
8. tube
noun. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)
9. tube
verb. ['ˈtuːb, tˈjuːb'] ride or float on an inflated tube.
Antonyms
Etymology
- tube (Middle French (ca. 1400-1600))
- tubus (Latin)