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pipe

pipe

158 5.5
A small tube with a bowl for smoking tobacco
  • 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?

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Examples

  • He sat in the garden, quietly enjoying his favorite pastime of smoking his pipe after dinner.

  • Then he put his long-stemmed pipe in his mouth and closed his eyes.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • A plastic pipe in his mouth.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • The old man took a break from reading while he filled his pipe with sweet-smelling tobacco.

Synonyms

peace pipe
vspipe
  • Literature
6 6.8

A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement

serves ordinary smoking purposes rather than symbolic ceremonial use
tobacco pipe
vspipe
1 3.2

A small tube with a bowl that you use to smoke tobacco

has identical meaning and is the general term for the same object
clay pipe
vspipe
1 4.4

A small pipe for smoking tobacco made from baked clay

is the basic smoking tube not defined by its clay material
briar pipe
vspipe
1 9.1

A pipe for smoking tobacco made from the hard root of a shrub

is the generic smoking tube without emphasis on specific material
calabash pipe
vspipe
1 8.8

A smoking pipe with a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd

is the simpler small bowl form rather than a large gourd design
pipe of peace
vspipe
  • US
1 9.0

A decorated smoking pipe used at special times to show peace or agreement

is the regular small-bowled smoking instrument, not an ornate ceremonial object
Queen's tobacco-pipe
vspipe
  • Archaic
9.9

An old clay pipe with a long stem for smoking, often from 17th or 18th century England

is the ordinary, noncollectible smoking tube used today
Queen's pipe
vspipe
9.9

A traditional pipe used in ceremonies for shared smoking

is the everyday smoking instrument, not reserved for ceremonies

Idioms

Accept this fact even if you do not like it

Compounds

pipe dream
  • Informal
25 6.8

A hope or plan that is not likely to happen

pipe bomb
  • Offensive
23 5.9

A thing made inside a metal pipe that explodes to hurt people or damage things

water pipe
  • Specialized
17 1.0

A tube that carries water into a house or building

exhaust pipe
  • Specialized
8 3.2

A pipe that carries gas from the engine out the back of a car

peace pipe
  • Literature
6 6.8

A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement

5 5.3

A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals

steam pipe
  • Specialized
5 3.9

A tube that carries hot steam under pressure

drilling pipe
  • Specialized
4 5.8

A set of connected metal tubes that carry force and mud from the platform to the cutting part underground

3 3.0

A thin bendable wire with soft material for cleaning a tobacco pipe or making simple crafts

pipe wrench
  • Specialized
2 3.7

A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes

1 5.1

A smoking device where smoke passes through water before you breathe it in

pipe fitter
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam

1 3.2

A small tube with a bowl that you use to smoke tobacco

1 3.4

A person who smokes tobacco from a pipe

1 4.1

A tube in an organ that makes musical notes when air moves through it

riser pipe
  • Specialized
1 6.5

A vertical tube that carries water or gas up between floors in a building

1 4.4

A small pipe for smoking tobacco made from baked clay

1 5.3

A stand that holds tobacco pipes to store and show them

pipe cutter
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A small hand tool that cuts metal or plastic pipes cleanly

discharge pipe
  • Specialized
1 3.8

A pipe that carries water or waste away from a building

pipe fitting
  • Specialized
1 3.6

A small part with threads that connects two pipes

pitch pipe
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note

1 3.0

A pipe that carries away dirty water from a sink or bath

1 6.5

The round open part of a smoking pipe that holds tobacco

1 9.1

A pipe for smoking tobacco made from the hard root of a shrub

reed pipe
  • Specialized
1 7.9

A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone

pipe clamp
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A tool that holds a pipe firmly while you cut or thread it

A small simple flute or pipe played by people who care for sheep

A climbing plant with large heart-shaped leaves and pipe-shaped flowers

pipe vine
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A tough climbing plant with large leaves and curved, pipe-like flowers

1 9.9

A small waxy white or pink plant in shady woods that does not use sunlight to make food

1 9.9

A small flute played with one hand while the other hand plays a drum

A smoking pipe with a curved stem and a large bowl made from a calabash gourd

1 9.0

A decorated smoking pipe used at special times to show peace or agreement

pipe vise
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A clamp that holds a pipe firmly while you cut or thread it

flue pipe
  • Specialized
1 8.1

A pipe in an organ that makes sound when air moves across a sharp edge

1 8.0

A person who leads a bagpipe band and arranges the music

soil pipe
  • Specialized
1 5.6

A pipe that carries waste water from toilets and sinks to the drain

A pipe on a bagpipe that makes a steady background low note

fipple pipe
  • Specialized
9.9

A small wind instrument like a recorder with a mouthpiece you blow into

labial pipe
  • Specialized
9.9

An organ pipe that makes sound when air passes a sharp edge

melody pipe
  • Specialized
7.9

A pipe with finger holes that plays the tune in a bagpipe or organ

A small wind instrument like a simple oboe used in French folk and classical music

pudding pipe tree
  • Australian
9.9

A tropical tree with hanging yellow flowers and pods whose soft inside is used as medicine

A traditional pipe used in ceremonies for shared smoking

9.9

An old clay pipe with a long stem for smoking, often from 17th or 18th century England

pandean pipe
  • Archaic
9.9

A set of pipes of different lengths tied together that you play by blowing across the tops

An action or remark that starts a conversation

sparge pipe
  • Specialized
9.9

A horizontal pipe with small holes that sprays water or other liquids evenly

How Social

hookah
8 7.5
chicha
  • US
1 9.9
pipe
158 5.5
cigarette
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

pipe singular
pipes plural

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.