PIPES Synonyms
There are 31 hypernyms of the word pipes. (close relations)
Definition of PIPES
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tube | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases • electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope • a hollow cylindrical shape • (anatomy) any hollow cylindrical body structure • an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) verb • provide with a tube or insert a tube into • convey in a tube • ride or float on an inflated tube • place or enclose in a tube | ||||||||
channel | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a path over which electrical signals can pass • a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through • a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record) • a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels • (often plural) a means of communication or access • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a television station and its programs • a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors verb • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission • direct the flow of • send from one person or place to another | ||||||||
conduit | nounn | |||||||
noun • a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass | ||||||||
drainpipe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a pipe through which liquid is carried away | ||||||||
duct | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance • a continuous tube formed by a row of elongated cells lacking intervening end walls • an enclosed conduit for a fluid | ||||||||
hose | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • socks and stockings and tights collectively (the British include underwear) • man's close-fitting garment of the 16th and 17th centuries covering the legs and reaching up to the waist; worn with a doublet • a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas verb • water with a hose | ||||||||
pipe | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco • a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. • a hollow cylindrical shape • a tubular wind instrument • the flues and stops on a pipe organ verb • utter a shrill cry • transport by pipeline • play on a pipe • trim with piping | ||||||||
pipeline | nounn | |||||||
noun • gossip spread by spoken communication • a pipe used to transport liquids or gases | ||||||||
plumbing | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • utility consisting of the pipes and fixtures for the distribution of water or gas in a building and for the disposal of sewage • the occupation of a plumber (installing and repairing pipes and fixtures for water or gas or sewage in a building) • measuring the depths of the oceans | ||||||||
bar | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a portable .30 caliber automatic rifle operated by gas pressure and fed by cartridges from a magazine; used by United States troops in World War I and in World War II and in the Korean War • a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter • a counter where you can obtain food or drink • a rigid piece of metal or wood; usually used as a fastening or obstruction or weapon • musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats • an obstruction (usually metal) placed at the top of a goal • the act of preventing • (meteorology) a unit of pressure equal to a million dynes per square centimeter • a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore • the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction • a narrow marking of a different color or texture from the background • a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) • a horizontal rod that serves as a support for gymnasts as they perform exercises • a heating element in an electric fire • (law) a railing that encloses the part of the courtroom where the judges and lawyers sit and the case is tried verb • prevent from entering; keep out • render unsuitable for passage • expel, as if by official decree • secure with, or as if with, bars | ||||||||
pan | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • cooking utensil consisting of a wide metal vessel • (Greek mythology) god of fields and woods and shepherds and flocks; represented as a man with goat's legs and horns and ears; identified with Roman Sylvanus or Faunus • chimpanzees; more closely related to Australopithecus than to other pongids • shallow container made of metal verb • make a sweeping movement • wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals • express a totally negative opinion of | ||||||||
pipage | nounn | |||||||
noun • a fee charged for the use of pipes • a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. | ||||||||
pipework | nounn | |||||||
noun • the flues and stops on a pipe organ | ||||||||
piping | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems • a long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. • playing a pipe or the bagpipes adverb • (used of heat) extremely | ||||||||
shriek | verbv | |||||||
noun • sharp piercing cry • a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry verb • utter a shrill cry | ||||||||
shrill | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • having or emitting a high-pitched and sharp tone or tones • being sharply insistent on being heard • of colors that are bright and gaudy verb • utter a shrill cry | ||||||||
virgule | nounn | |||||||
noun • a punctuation mark (/) used to separate related items of information | ||||||||
organ pipe | nounn | |||||||
noun • the flues and stops on a pipe organ | ||||||||
pipe up | verbv | |||||||
verb • begin to play or sing • utter a shrill cry | ||||||||
tobacco pipe | nounn | |||||||
noun • a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco |