Word Finder - tub

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A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.

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He bought a tub of lard to roast the potatoes in.

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The contents or capacity of such a vessel.

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She added a tub of margarine to the stew.

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A bathtub.

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A slow-moving craft.

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Any structure shaped like a tub, such as a certain old form of pulpit, a short broad boat, etc.

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A small cask.

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a tub of gin

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Any of various historically designated quantities of goods to be sold by the tub (butter, oysters, etc).

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A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft.

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A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

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A corpulent or obese person.

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To plant, set, or store in a tub.

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to tub a plant

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To bathe in a tub.

She stepped out of the tub and dried off.

The round tub was luxurious, and her thoughts turned a different direction.

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

There really was a pile of bones in her tub.

In the Tale of a Tub he lashes out in all directions.

Terrified she'd find him in the tub, nothing more than a pile of bones, she pushed herself away from the wall and focused hard on calling a portal.

Or going back to the one with the dead body in the tub.

She checked the master bath, half-expecting to find bones in the tub.

It, too, was done up in a race car theme with toys lining the side of the tub.

Her body trembling, she sat on the edge of the Jacuzzi tub, staring into space.

In art St Nicholas is represented with various attributes, being most commonly depicted with three children standing in a tub by his side.

One explanation has been sought in the legend of St Nicholas miraculously restoring to life three rich youths, who had been murdered, cut up and concealed in a salting tub by a thievish innkeeper or butcher, in whose house they had taken lodging.

The forward edge of the tub carries a projecting pin or horn, with a notch into which the chain falls which drags the tub forward.

The road at the outer end is made of a less slope than the chain, so that on arrival the tub is lowered, clears the pin, and so becomes detached from the chain.

The tub when brought to the surface, after passing over a weigh-bridge where it is weighed and tallied by a weigher specially appointed for the purpose by the men and the owner jointly, is run into a " tippler," a cage turning about a horizontal axis which discharges the load in the first half of the rotation and brings the tub back to the original position in the second.

When about too lb of silk has been bagged, the whole is placed in a large wooden tub and covered with boiling water in which 12 to 20 lb of white curd soap has previously been dissolved.

Afterwards it is put into another tub of soapy liquor, and boiled from one to one and a half hours.

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.

He had already lost Waterford owing to the prejudice against making the author of the Tale of a Tub a bishop, and he still had formidable antagonists in the archbishop of York, whom he had scandalized, and the duchess of Somerset, whom he had satirized.

She huddled at one end of the tub, feeling as if she'd taken a shitload of drugs.

Zone 0, which is the interior of the bath tub or shower basin, is the zone where the risk is greatest.

The bathroom has a large antique bathtub with brass fittings and a power-shower over the tub.

And for trivia collectors -The Tub was the last boat to leave the old boathouse... .

The fierce Border Reivers (cattle rustlers) took refuge in the Beef Tub, hiding their stolen booty in its depths.

The children all enjoyed using the dolly to turn the clothes in the washing tub.

Bath Time - Bring kitchen utensils into the bath tub.

They soon mixed a tub of oatmeal with a little water, and Jim ate it with much relish.

Suddenly she jumped up onto a tub to be higher than he, embraced him so that both her slender bare arms clasped him above his neck, and, tossing back her hair, kissed him full on the lips.

The clerk, with cuffs turned up, was hastily writing at a tub turned bottom upwards.

Make all necessary repairs before installing your new tub.

Hotel guest rooms are simple with no frills, but there is a pool and hot tub area for guest use.

Guest rooms and private cabins are available at the resort, as well as access to a hot tub, massage services and sauna to relax in after a day of recreation.

Hotel amenities include an outdoor swimming pool, a public hot tub, luxury bedding, and in-room microwaves and refrigerators.

It was her second morning in the tub.

Her hand paused as she stared in bewilderment at what sat in the bottom of the bath tub.

The sound of squishing drew her attention to the bath mat next to the tub.

The satire remained unpublished until 1704, when it was issued along with The Tale of a Tub.

Clearness, cogency, masculine simplicity of diction, are conspicuous in the pamphlet, but true creative power told the Tale of a Tub.

A luxury ski chalet with hot tub in the most stunning location offering the perfect place for a wonderful winter or summer holiday.

A unique monocoque chassis made from GRP with the roll bar, seat and dashboard lending strength to the entire tub.

Then one day we found a cockroach lying upside down in a giant size tub of margarine.

The clothes would be placed in a large tub and the washing dolly would be plunged in.

If you are not prescribed an emollient you can buy a big tub of Aqueous Cream for around £ 3 at most pharmacies.

In the copper-plate engraving, the pulp is kept warm in a wooden tub.

These stuffed Tub Toys are made from a soft, quick-drying terry fabric and come with removable life vests.

A whole tub of mini hula hoops helps to ease my stomach.

An outdoor hot tub is also available - see below!

Many people choose to combine their sauna with an indoor hot tub to create the ultimate home health suite.

We stay in our own Welsh cottage in the country with large hot tub.