different between tubes vs panpipes

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /tu?bz/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /tju?bz/
• Rhymes: -u?bz

Noun

tubes

1. plural of tube
2. (Internet slang) The Internet.
3. (slang) The inner workings of one's body.
   • 1987, Sid Chaplin, Michael Chaplin, Rene Chaplin, In Blackberry Time (page 204)

     'Fust time Ah've cleared me tubes for a week,' croaked his friend, smiling wanly.

Verb

tubes

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of tube

Anagrams

• stube

French

Verb

tubes

1. second-person singular present indicative of tuber
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of tuber

Anagrams

• buste, butes, butés, bûtes

English

Alternative forms

• pan pipes
• panpipe

Etymology

From Pan (“Greek god of nature”) +? pipes.

Pronunciation

Noun

panpipes pl (plural only)

1. (music) An instrument consisting of a series of ten or more tubes of different lengths, typically closed at the bottom and open at the top. The instrument is played by blowing across the open end at the top.

Synonyms

• Pandean pipes
• pan flute
• pan pipe
• pipes of Pan
• shepherd's pipe
• syrinx

Derived terms

• panpiper

Translations

Further reading

• panpipes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia