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  • 21pipe dream — ☆ pipe dream n. [in allusion to hallucinations experienced by opium smokers] Informal a fantastic idea, vain hope or plan, etc …

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  • 22pipe — n. & v. n. 1 a tube of metal, plastic, wood, etc. used to convey water, gas, etc. 2 (also tobacco pipe) a a narrow wooden or clay etc. tube with a bowl at one end containing burning tobacco, the smoke from which is drawn into the mouth. b the… …

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  • 23pipe — pipe1 pipeless, adj. pipelike, adj. /puyp/, n., v., piped, piping. n. 1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc. 2. a tube of wood, clay, hard rubber, or other material,… …

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  • 24pipe — I [[t]paɪp[/t]] n. v. piped, pip•ing 1) a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, etc 2) a tube of wood, clay, or other material, with a small bowl at one end, used for smoking tobacco,… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 25pipe — I. /paɪp / (say puyp) noun 1. a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, etc., or for some other purpose; a tube. 2. any of various tubular or cylindrical objects, parts, or formations. 3. a… …

  • 26pipe — pipe1 W3S2 [paıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(tube)¦ 2¦(for smoking)¦ 3¦(music)¦ 4 pipe dream 5 put/stick that in your pipe and smoke it ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; Origin: pipa, from Vulgar Latin, from Latin pipare to make a high sound ] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 27Pipe organ — This article is about organs that produce sound by driving wind through pipes. For an overview of related instruments, see Organ (music). The pipe organ in Saint Germain l Auxerrois, Paris[1] The pipe organ is a musical instrument …

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  • 28Pipe Organ —    Principal instrument of many Christian traditions. How an instrument associated with outdoor political and secular festivals of ancient Rome became the sole instrument allowed inside Christian churches by the 13th century remains mysterious,… …

    Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • 29pipe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hollow tube that carries gas/liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ underground ▪ gas, sewage, waste, water ▪ the hot and cold water pipes ▪ …

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  • 30Pipe (fluid conveyance) — For structural pipe, see Hollow structural section. For other uses, see Pipe (disambiguation). Steel pipes …

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