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pipe
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- pronunciation:
- paIp
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a tube of metal, plastic, or other material, through which a gas or liquid may flow.
- synonyms:
- tube
- similar words:
- bypass, cylinder, drain, duct, main, pipeline, siphon
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definition 2: |
a tube made up of a bowl and a hollow stem and used for smoking.
My grandfather has a collection of pipes that he carved himself.
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definition 3: |
(sometimes plural) a musical instrument made up of one or several tubes that make notes when air is blown through them.
- similar words:
- drone, wind instrument
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definition 4: |
a single tube of such an instrument.
The organ at our church has more than a hundred pipes.- similar words:
- drone
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related words: |
canal, instrument, main |
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part of speech: |
verb |
inflections: |
pipes, piping, piped |
definition 1: |
to make music or give a signal with a pipe.
The organ piped throughout the hall.- similar words:
- flute
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definition 2: |
to cause to flow through a pipe or as if through a pipe.
The town piped water from the lake.- similar words:
- channel, conduct, pipeline, siphon
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related words: |
conduct |
derivations: |
pipeless (adj.), pipelike (adj.) |
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