Synonyms of the word tub


TUBBATH - BATHTUB - CONTAINERFUL - TUBFUL - VAT - VESSEL

tub

  • n. A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things,…
  • n. The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
  • n. A bathtub.
  • n. (nautical, informal) A slow-moving craft.
  • n. (humorous or derogatory) Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short…
  • n. A small cask.
  • n. Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
  • n. (mining) A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
  • n. (obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
  • n. (slang) A corpulent or obese person.
  • v. (transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.
  • v. (intransitive) To bathe.

bath

  • n. A tub or pool which is used for bathing: bathtub.
  • n. A building or area where bathing occurs.
  • n. The act of bathing.
  • n. A substance or preparation in which something is immersed.
  • v. (transitive) To wash a person or animal in a bath.
  • n. (historical units of measure) A former Hebrew unit of liquid volume (about 23 L or 6 gallons).

bathtub

  • n. A large container for holding water in which a person may bathe (take a bath).

containerful

  • n. As much as a container can hold.

tubful

  • n. an amount that would fill a tub.

vat

  • n. A large tub, such as is used for making wine or for tanning.
  • n. A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.
  • n. (Roman Catholicism) A vessel for holding holy water.
  • n. (dated) A liquid measure and dry measure; especially, a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding…
  • v. (transitive) To blend (wines or spirits) in a vat; figuratively, to mix or blend elements as if with wines…

vessel

  • n. (nautical) Any craft designed for transportation on water, such as a ship or boat.
  • n. A craft designed for transportation through air or space.
  • n. (uncountable, obsolete or dialectal) Dishes and cutlery collectively, especially if made of precious metals.
  • n. A container of liquid or other substance, such as a glass, goblet, cup, bottle, bowl, or pitcher.
  • n. A person as a container of qualities or feelings.
  • n. (biology) A tube or canal that carries fluid in an animal or plant.
  • v. (obsolete, transitive) To put into a vessel.

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