Tub synonyms

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bathtub
A tub for bathing, especially one installed in a bathroom.
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bucket
A receptacle on various machines, such as the scoop of a power shovel or the compartments on a water wheel, used to gather and convey material.
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hot-tub
(Chiefly US) a large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing
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keg
A round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
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cask
A barrel of any size made of staves, esp. one for liquids
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tank
A closed container for liquids or gases.
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receptacle
(Bot.) The enlarged upper end of the stalk of a flowering plant, on which the flower parts grow
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laundry tub
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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spa
A commercial establishment with exercise rooms, sauna baths, etc.
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cauldron
A large kettle or boiler
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vat
The definition of a vat is a large basin that holds liquids.
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cistern
(Anat.) A sac or cavity containing a natural bodily fluid
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butt
The larger or thicker end of an object:
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firkin
A small wooden barrel or covered vessel.
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tun
A measure of capacity for liquids, usually 252 wine gallons (954 liters)
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container (related)
A large reusable receptacle that can accommodate smaller cartons or cases in a single shipment, designed for efficient handling of cargo.
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barge
The definition of a barge is a large boat whose underside is flat that is used for hauling goods on waterways and in harbors.
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barrel
The thicker portion of a baseball bat, from which the most powerful hits are struck.
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bath
A container holding such a liquid:
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bathe
(Brit.) A bathing in the sea, a pool, etc.; a swim
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boat
A boat is defined as a vessel used to carry people or cargo on water, or a boat-shaped serving dish.
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crate
(Slang) An old rickety vehicle, especially a decrepit automobile or aircraft.
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keeler
A small or shallow tub.
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keelfat
a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids
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keeve
(Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.
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piggin
(Dialect) A small pail, can or ladle with the handle on the side; a lading-can. In the colonial era, some buckets were made like a small barrel, but with one stave left extra long. This stave would be carved into a handle so the bucket could be used as an oversized scoop. It was used on farms for scattering grain for the chickens, slopping the hogs, as a one-handed milk bucket, and as a grain scoop.
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scow
A large flatbottom boat with square ends, used chiefly for transporting freight.
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ship
A vessel of considerable size for deep-water navigation.
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vessel
(Botany) One of the tubular water-conducting structures of xylem, consisting of a series of vessel elements attached end to end and connected by perforations. Vessels are found in nearly all flowering plants.
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bathing tub
a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body
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tubful
An amount that would fill a tub
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pot (related)
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bag (related)
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bottle (related)
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tray (related)
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bowl (related)
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flask (related)
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jug (related)
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tin (related)
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fridge (related)
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sponge (related)
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carton (related)
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  • The round tub was luxurious, and her thoughts turned a different direction.

  • She stepped out of the tub and dried off.

  • Later, as she soaked in a deliciously warm tub of water, she thought of the twins.

  • Other detached tracts cover a considerable space in Annandale, one of them ascending the deep defile, known as the Devil's Beef Tub, at the head of that valley.

  • Thus he could count on presenting free from afterthoughts the vivid impressions which he had first received, and Millet's nature was such that the impressions which he received were always of a serious and often of a noble order, to which the character of his execution responded so perfectly that even a "Washerwoman at her Tub" will show the grand action of a Medea.

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