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Meanings of tub in English

Portuguese
banheira
Catalan
bany
Spanish
bañera
Wikidata

A tub or pool which is used for bathing.

        banheira
        Portuguese
        banheira
        Catalan
        tina
        Spanish
        cuba

        A large open vessel for holding or storing liquids.

              banheira
              Russian
              бадья
              Catalan
              cossi

              Large open container usually for holding liquid.

                    бадья

                    The amount that a tub will hold.

                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "tubful"
                          Examples for "tubful"
                          1
                          In the wool-shop, forty men have one tubful of warm water once a-week.
                          Diary in America, Series One
                          2
                          The old woman got a tubful of warm water to wash the baby.
                          My Antonia
                          3
                          I ran a deep, hot, tubful of water, and slowly undressed.
                          The Pariah
                          4
                          He thought of Levin carving at the tubful of buzzard guts.
                          The flock
                          5
                          Those times, I'd been sitting in a tubful of water.
                          Savage
                          Usage of tub in English
                          1
                          Several hours later a large laundry tub was carried down the stairs.
                          The Complete Rama Omnibus
                          2
                          It was a good way to keep warm in this freezing tub.
                          Aspho Fields
                          3
                          The water in the tub fumed and sparkled faintly and was still.
                          The Mystery
                          4
                          Why, in the sunlight you could see that tub fifty miles away.
                          The Meadow-Brook Girls Afloat; Or, the Stormy Cruise of the Red ...
                          5
                          Someone poured hot water into the foot-tub; the author wriggled her feet.
                          Missy
                          6
                          But his head was still turned in the direction of the tub.
                          The Hollow Needle; Further adventures of Arsene Lupin
                          7
                          The only problem is they leave a bright ring around your tub.
                          NY Magazine
                          8
                          Hildemara carried in her meal trays and drew water in a tub.
                          Her mother's hope
                          9
                          But there is neither grandeur nor gorgeousness in drowning in a tub.
                          Gala-Days
                          10
                          Rub the meat well with salt, and pack it in a tub.
                          Domestic Cookery, Useful Receipts, and Hints to Young Housekeepe...
                          11
                          Sofia opened yet another glass door and revealed a large porcelain tub.
                          The Lying Game
                          12
                          The hat-tub stood on end between the wash-stand and the closet door.
                          The Best Short Stories of 1915, and the Yearbook of the American...
                          13
                          A little goes a long way so the tub lasts for ages.
                          News.com.au
                          14
                          The hot tub, followed by the wine, had left her feeling languorous.
                          The lake
                          15
                          When using a washboard it will continually slip down in the tub.
                          The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
                          16
                          They at once hid pretty Cinderella under a tub in the kitchen.
                          Story Hour Readers — Book Three
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