pipe (noun)
1pipe dream — noun a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe) I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe • Syn: ↑dream • Hypernyms: ↑fantasy, ↑phantasy * * * n daydream, dream, delusion, fantasy, reverie, romance,… …
2pipe — ► NOUN 1) a tube used to convey water, gas, oil, etc. 2) a device for smoking tobacco, consisting of a narrow tube that opens into a small bowl in which the tobacco is burned, the smoke being drawn through the tube to the mouth. 3) a wind… …
3pipe — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 hollow tube that carries gas/liquid ADJECTIVE ▪ underground ▪ gas, sewage, waste, water ▪ the hot and cold water pipes ▪ …
4pipe fitting — noun fitting consisting of threaded pieces of pipe for joining pipes together • Syn: ↑pipefitting • Hypernyms: ↑fitting • Hyponyms: ↑reducer * * * noun 1 …
5pipe band — noun A military or marching band of bagpipe players and drummers, led by a pipe major • • • Main Entry: ↑pipe * * * pipe band UK US noun [countable] [singular pipe band plural …
6pipe — noun 1》 a tube used to convey water, gas, oil, or other fluids. ↘a cavity in cast metal. 2》 a device used for smoking tobacco, consisting of a narrow tube with a bowl at one end in which the tobacco is burned, the smoke from which is then… …
7pipe bomb — noun a small homemade bomb usually contained in a metal pipe • Hypernyms: ↑bomb * * * a small homemade bomb typically contained in a metal pipe. [1965 70] * * * pipe bomb noun A crude bomb made of a length of pipe packed with explosives • • •… …
8pipe cleaner — noun cleaning implement consisting of a flexible tufted wire that is used to clean a pipe stem • Hypernyms: ↑cleaning implement, ↑cleaning device, ↑cleaning equipment * * * noun, pl ⋯ ers [count] : a piece of wire that is covered with soft cloth… …
9pipe organ — noun wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard • Syn: ↑organ • Derivationally related forms: ↑organist (for: ↑organ) •… …
10pipe-cleaner — pipeˈ cleaner noun A length of wire with tufts of fabric twisted into it, used to clean pipe stems • • • Main Entry: ↑pipe * * * pipe cleaner UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular pipe cleaner plural …
