Meanings
adjectivetubelike (comparative more tubelike, superlative most tubelike)
comparative more tubelike · superlative most tubelike
- Resembling a tube, especially in shape.
At risk are the corpora cavernosa, the two tubelike masses of tissue that run through the center of the penis.
1988 January 29, Cecil Adams, “The Straight Dope”, in Chicago Reader
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveconstituting a tube; having hollow tubes (as for the passage of fluids)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latintuba
- Latintubus
- Middle Frenchtube
- Englishtube
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishtubelike
Cite this entry
APA
tubelike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubelike
MLA
“tubelike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubelike. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tubelike,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tubelike.
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