Plural of tub
regular plural
The plural of tub is tubs.
Forms of tub
| Singular | tub /tʌb/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | tubs |
| Countable | countable |
Tubs in a sentence
- The surface trucks or tubs are cuboidal metal boxes mounted on unsprung four-wheeled chassis.1958 September, Anthony A. Vickers, “The Winchburgh Shale Line”, in Railway Magazine, page 613
- The water companies did not bring it in huge plastic tubs.2025, Banu Mushtaq, “The Shroud”, in Deepa Bhasthi, transl., Heart Lamp, And Other Stories, page 174. From the entry Zamzam
- His photograph shows two large tubs made of paperbark and sewn with lawyer cane.2018, Bruce Pascoe, Dark Emu, Scribe, published 2020, page 87. From the entry lawyer cane
- These tubs when derailed had to be lifted on with sheer brute strength.2010, Derek Hollows, Voices in the Dark: Pony Talk and Mining Tales, page 79. From the entry braffin
- You can find refrigerated prechopped onions in tubs in the produce aisle along with prechopped peppers.2006, Shea Waggoner, Homemade in Half the Time, page 24. From the entry prechopped
Meaning of tub
- noun A flat-bottomed vessel, of width similar to or greater than its height, used for storing or packing things, or for washing things in.
- noun The contents or capacity of such a vessel.
- noun A bathtub.
Questions about the plural of tub
- What is the plural of tub?
- The plural of tub is tubs.
- Is tub countable?
- Tub is a countable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tub (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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