Barrel vs. Tub

Barrelnoun

(countable) A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

Barrelnoun

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel: the volume or weight this represents varies by local law and custom.

Barrelnoun

A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case

Barrelnoun

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

Barrelnoun

(archaic) A tube.

Barrelnoun

(zoology) The hollow basal part of a feather.

Barrelnoun

(music) The part of a clarinet which connects the mouthpiece and upper joint, and looks rather like a barrel (1).

Barrelnoun

(surfing) A wave that breaks with a hollow compartment.

Barrelnoun

A waste receptacle.

Barrelnoun

The ribs and belly of a horse or pony.

Barrelnoun

(obsolete) A jar.

Barrelnoun

(biology) Any of the dark-staining regions in the somatosensory cortex of rodents, etc., where somatosensory inputs from the contralateral side of the body come in from the thalamus.

Barrelverb

(transitive) To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

Barrelverb

(intransitive) To move quickly or in an uncontrolled manner.

Barrelnoun

A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth, and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical container made of metal, usually called a drum.

Barrelnoun

The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies for different articles and also in different places for the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A barrel of wine is 31½ gallons; a barrel of flour is 196 pounds.

Barrelnoun

A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the spring is coiled.

Barrelnoun

A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is discharged.

Barrelnoun

A jar.

Barrelnoun

The hollow basal part of a feather.

Barrelverb

To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.

Barrelnoun

a tube through which a bullet travels when a gun is fired

Barrelnoun

a cylindrical container that holds liquids

Barrelnoun

a bulging cylindrical shape; hollow with flat ends

Barrelnoun

the quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold

Barrelnoun

any of various units of capacity;

Barrelverb

put in barrels

Barrelnoun

a cylindrical container bulging out in the middle, traditionally made of wooden staves with metal hoops round them

Barrelnoun

a barrel together with its contents

Barrelnoun

a measure of capacity used for oil and beer, usually equal to 36 imperial gallons for beer and 35 imperial gallons or 42 US gallons (roughly 159 litres) for oil

Barrelnoun

a tube forming part of an object such as a gun or a pen

Barrelnoun

the belly and loins of a four-legged animal such as a horse

Barrelverb

drive or move in a way that is so fast as to almost be out of control

Barrelverb

put into a barrel or barrels

Barrel

A barrel or cask is a hollow cylindrical container with a bulging center, longer than it is wide. They are traditionally made of wooden staves and bound by wood or metal hoops.

Tubnoun

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

Tubnoun

The contents or capacity of such a vessel.

Tubnoun

A bathtub.

Tubnoun

A slow-moving craft.

Tubnoun

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

Tubnoun

A small cask.

Tubnoun

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

Tubnoun

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

Tubnoun

(obsolete) A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

Tubnoun

(slang) A corpulent or obese person.

Tubverb

(transitive) To plant, set, or store in a tub.

Tubverb

(ambitransitive) To bathe in a tub.

Tubnoun

An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin, usually with but one head, - used for various purposes.

Tubnoun

The amount which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity; as, a tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1 cwt., etc.

Tubnoun

Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., - often used jocosely or opprobriously.

Tubnoun

A sweating in a tub; a tub fast.

Tubnoun

A small cask; as, a tub of gin.

Tubnoun

A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft; - so called by miners.

Tubverb

To plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant.

Tubverb

To make use of a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to bathe.

Tubnoun

a relatively large open container that you fill with water and use to wash the body

Tubnoun

a large open vessel for holding or storing liquids

Tubnoun

the amount that a tub will hold;

Tubnoun

a wide, open, deep, typically round container with a flat bottom used for holding liquids, growing plants, etc.

Tubnoun

a small plastic or cardboard container in which food is bought or stored

Tubnoun

the contents of a tub or the amount it can contain

Tubnoun

a washtub.

Tubnoun

a bath

Tubnoun

a container for conveying ore, coal, etc.

Tubnoun

a short, broad boat that handles awkwardly

Tubverb

plant in a tub

Tubverb

wash or bathe in or as in a tub or bath

Tubverb

have a bath