Synonyms of pipes

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noun

plural of pipe

1

as in conduits

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)

the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conduits
• tubes
• channels
• drains
• funnels
• ducts
• lines
• troughs
• pipings
• penstocks
• pipelines
• leaders
• drainpipes
• standpipes
• hydrants
• tiles
• smokestacks
• mains
• spouts
• waste pipes
• stovepipes
• waterspouts
• pipeages
• pipages

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as in barrels

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages

a full pipe of wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrels
• kegs
• casks
• butts
• hogsheads
• tuns
• puncheons
• firkins
• tubs
• drums
• kilderkins
• cisterns
• runlets
• rundlets
• vats
• scuttlebutt
• cans

pipes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of pipe

1

as in channels

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

piped water into every house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• channels
• funnels
• directs
• syphons
• channelizes
• siphons
• carries
• conducts
• canalizes
• focuses
• conveys
• transmits
• concentrates
• focusses
• consolidates

2

as in chirps

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

the baby piped shrilly in his bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chirps
• peeps
• chirrups
• tweets
• cheeps
• sings
• pips
• chitters
• twitters
• trills
• jargons
• cackles
• chatters
• warbles
• jabbers