pipe
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5.5
- noun
- /paɪp/
:
pipa
- As the afternoon sun set, she delighted in the ritual of lighting her pipe and inhaling the rich aroma.
- smoke a pipe
- tobacco pipe
- pipe smoking
Sounds like Marco Polo puffing on that opium pipe, doesn't it Marco?
- Sounds like Marco Polo puffing on that opium pipe, doesn't it Marco?
- That's all you've ever heard was around then and she bought a crack pipe in and that was me then.
- There's a man in the boat and he has a, a corncob pipe and it's sitting in his lips.
- You know, when, when the elders brought me the people's pipe, It was, it was with a, a pipe bag, a medicine bag, huge bag.
- And I remember thinking, God damn it, I wish I smoked so I could get a big crazy pipe because you know, I do bits.
- But my nan had for ages just this like pipe rack and it was full of different pipes and stuff that he must have smoked like a legend.
- And I think the digital, you know, the crack pipe that is our phone doesn't help.
- I allowed him to smoke from cigarette because we didn't have pipe smoke for the pipe.
- One is I'm trying to get off of the nicotine crack pipe, booze bottle that is social media.
- And I remember being in my bedsit and I remember being on on my knees with the pipe.
Examples
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He sat in the garden, quietly enjoying his favorite pastime of smoking his pipe after dinner.
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Then he put his long-stemmed pipe in his mouth and closed his eyes.
Fiction book (1992) -
A plastic pipe in his mouth.
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The day after my visit, they found white clay tobacco pipe pieces here.
Academic text (2011) -
Grandfather listened to the story, smoking his long-stemmed pipe and smiling behind the smoke.
Fiction book (1992) -
The smokers passed their pipes and the drinkers bet for drinks by making figures with their hands.
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Years from now, when I'm all grown-up, I'll always remember my grandfather and how he always smelt of... peppermint and pipe tobacco.
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The old man took a break from reading while he filled his pipe with sweet-smelling tobacco.
Synonyms
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6.8
A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
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4.4
A small pipe for smoking tobacco made from baked clay
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3.2
A small tube with a bowl that you use to smoke tobacco
A pipe for smoking tobacco made from the hard root of a shrub
A smoking pipe with a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd
An old clay pipe with a long stem for smoking, often from 17th or 18th century England
A traditional pipe used in ceremonies for shared smoking
A decorated smoking pipe used at special times to show peace or agreement
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
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5.9
A thing made inside a metal pipe that explodes to hurt people or damage things
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5.3
A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals
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3.0
A thin bendable wire with soft material for cleaning a tobacco pipe or making simple crafts
- Literature
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6.8
A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
- Specialized
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3.7
A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes
- Specialized
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3.7
A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam
- Specialized
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6.5
A vertical tube that carries water or gas up between floors in a building
- Specialized
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6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
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5.8
A set of connected metal tubes that carry force and mud from the platform to the cutting part underground
A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food
- Australian
A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine
- Archaic
An old clay pipe with a long stem for smoking, often from 17th or 18th century England
- Specialized
A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone
- Archaic
A set of pipes of different lengths tied together that you play by blowing across the tops
- Specialized
A horizontal pipe with small holes that sprays water or other liquids evenly
How Social
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pipe for smoking comes from the same basic idea of a hollow tube you draw through; think of a small musical pipe you breathe into. So a smoking pipe is simply a tube with a bowl for smoke.