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tub

 
pronunciation:
tuhb
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: A tub is a large container with a flat bottom used for washing or storing things.
When we go camping, we wash our dishes in a plastic tub.
 
definition 2: A tub is what we often call the thing we fill with water and take a bath in. We can call it a tub or a bathtub.
The tub upstairs is full of my little brother's bath toys.
 
derivation: tublike (adj.)
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