tubs
Because it is a word with a single syllable, tubs is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.
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Definitions oftubs
- A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
Example: "He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in."
- The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
Example: "She added a tub of margarine to the stew."
- A bathtub.
- A slow-moving craft.
- Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.
- A small cask.
Example: "a tub of gin"
- Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).
- A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.
- A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.
- A corpulent or obese person.
- To plant, set, or store in a tub.
Example: "to tub a plant"
- To bathe in a tub.
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