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How to pronounce pipes in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms tube
Type of cylinder
Type Words
Synonyms tobacco pipe
Type of tube, tubing
Has types hubbly-bubbly, kalian, water pipe, pipe of peace, sheesha, meerschaum, calean, clay pipe, peace pipe, hookah, hubble-bubble, briar, briar pipe, calumet, calabash, calabash pipe, chicha, narghile, nargileh, shisha
Type Words
Synonyms pipage, piping
Type of tubing, tube
Has types sparge pipe, standpipe, steam line, steam pipe, discharge pipe, riser pipe, riser pipeline, tailpipe, riser main, drain, drainpipe, drilling pipe, elbow, exhaust pipe, fuel line, gas line, line, main, manifold, waste pipe, petrol line, pipeline, chimneypot, riser
Type Words
Synonyms pipe up, shriek, shrill
Type of yell, scream, holler, shout, shout out, squall, cry, call, hollo
Has types caterwaul, yowl
Type Words
Synonyms organ pipe, pipework
Type of wind instrument, wind
Has types organ stop, labial pipe, flue pipe, flue, reed pipe
Type Words
Type of wind instrument, wind
Has types bagpipe, bourdon, chanter, drone, drone pipe, fipple flute, fipple pipe, melody pipe, pandean pipe, panpipe, pitch pipe, recorder, syrinx, vertical flute
Type Words
Type of play
Derivation piping, piper


pipe a tune.
Type Words
Type of transport
Derivation pipage, piping


pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert.
Type Words
Type of beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament, adorn
Derivation piping


pipe the skirt.

Examples of pipes

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I spread some newspaper under the vents, and wrapped paper around the PVC pipes.
From the charlotteobserver.com
The pipes contain oil that is heated and pumped hundreds of feet to a generator.
From the forbes.com
Families go away during freezing weather and a thaw causes their pipes to burst.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
The eastern suburbs have been heavily hit with broke stormwater and sewer pipes.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
Aging pipes are not the only threat to public safety when it comes to pipelines.
From the thenewstribune.com
Part of the utilities is to provide heat to the pipes located under the cottage.
From the democratandchronicle.com
With 4,307 pipes and 46 registers, it is the largest outside organ in the world.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Others inched along the wall, hanging onto conduit pipes that served as railing.
From the sacbee.com
White pipes designed to vent the gas jut out of sidewalks and yards across town.
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • A tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
  • Shriek: utter a shrill cry
  • A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc.
  • Transport by pipeline; "pipe oil, water, and gas into the desert"
  • A hollow cylindrical shape
  • Play on a pipe; "pipe a tune"
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