PIPE FITTING Synonyms

• an insulating liner in an opening through which conductors pass

• a cylindrical metal lining used to reduce friction

• a tight-fitting headdress

• a top (as for a bottle)

• a mechanical or electrical explosive device or a small amount of explosive; can be used to initiate the reaction of a disrupting explosive

• something serving as a cover or protection

• a fruiting structure resembling an umbrella or a cone that forms the top of a stalked fleshy fungus such as a mushroom

• a protective covering that is part of a plant

• an upper limit on what is allowed

• (dentistry) dental appliance consisting of an artificial crown for a broken or decayed tooth

• the upper part of a column that supports the entablature

• lie at the top of

• restrict the number or amount of

• a device (generally used by carpenters) that holds things firmly together

• fasten or fix with a clamp

• impose or inflict forcefully

• an instrumentality that connects

• a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together

• a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped

• a sharp bend in a road or river

• a length of pipe with a sharp bend in it

• the part of a sleeve that covers the elbow joint

• the joint of a mammal or bird that corresponds to the human elbow

• push one's way with the elbows

• shove one's elbow into another person's ribs

• a worker who hangs something

• anything from which something can be hung

• united or combined

• (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)

• a disreputable place of entertainment

• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made

• a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion

• junction by which parts or objects are joined together

• marijuana leaves rolled into a cigarette for smoking

• affecting or involving two or more

• involving both houses of a legislature

• fit as if by joints

• provide with a joint

• fasten with a joint

• separate (meat) at the joint

• blockage consisting of an object designed to fill a hole tightly

• a wad of something chewable as tobacco

• blatant or sensational promotion

• electrical device that fits into the cylinder head of an internal-combustion engine and ignites the gas by means of an electric spark

• an electrical device with two or three pins that is inserted in a socket to make an electrical connection

• an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire

• an old or over-worked horse

• fill or close tightly with or as if with a plug

• persist in working hard

• deliver a quick blow to

• make a plug for; praise the qualities or in order to sell or promote

• replace the center of a coin with a baser metal

• insert a plug into

• insert as a plug

• a substance capable of bringing about the reduction of another substance as it itself is oxidized; used in photography to lessen the density of a negative or print by oxidizing some of the loose silver

• pipefitting that joins two pipes of different diameter

• the starting place for each hole on a golf course

• support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff

• a short peg put into the ground to hold a golf ball off the ground

• place on a tee

• connect with a tee

• a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned

• drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas

• something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares

• a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters

• the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise

• informal terms for the mouth

• a light two-wheeled carriage

• a hazard on a golf course

• place in a confining or embarrassing position

• catch in or as if in a trap

• hold or catch as if in a trap

• to hold fast or prevent from moving

• to sell marijuana on a street corner

• of trade unions

• an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer

• the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)

• the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes

• the state of being joined or united or linked

• the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

• healing process involving the growing together of the edges of a wound or the growing together of broken bones

• a political unit formed from previously independent people or organizations

• a set containing all and only the members of two or more given sets

• the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts

• a device on a national flag emblematic of the union of two or more sovereignties (typically in the upper inner corner)

• the act of making or becoming a single unit

• being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War

• a structure in a hollow organ (like the heart) with a flap to insure one-way flow of fluid through it

• device in a brass wind instrument for varying the length of the air column to alter the pitch of a tone

• control consisting of a mechanical device for controlling the flow of a fluid

• the entire one-piece shell of a snail and certain other molluscs

• one of the paired hinged shells of certain molluscs and of brachiopods

• fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together