pipe
37
3.9
- noun
- /paɪp/
:
tubo
- One noise that troubled him not at all was the pipe organ in the chapel at Bolger Christian College.
- play pipes
- organ pipe
- pitch pipe
That's an open organ pipe base, a wave equation.
- That's an open organ pipe base, a wave equation.
Examples
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And you know, this is the same concept of an organ pipe and the music that it plays.
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Last but not least, I got you a pitch pipe for singing.
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While we read, he pulled out a long silver pipe and started playing it.
Fiction book (1995) -
So by switching the F# and the G between the two pipes, I can actually play the melody.
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Dragging them up the steps toward the pipe organ, he warned them to be quiet.
Fiction book (1991) -
From the choir loft beside the huge pipe organ, Lori could see them all.
Fiction book (1991) -
Rising to her feet, she heard a mournful groaning on the wind, like pipes played low and solemn.
Fiction book (1999) -
Dumont rose, puffing on his fragrant pipe, and gazed out the porthole.
Fiction book (1992) -
The musician skillfully performed a melody on the pipe during the festival.
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As the sun set, the sound of the pipe echoed through the valley, enchanting all who heard it.
Synonyms
75
1.5
A musical instrument you blow into to make high clear sounds
42
3.1
A wind instrument with a straight tube and a mouthpiece with a thin vibrating reed
23
5.2
A wind instrument with a bag and pipes played by blowing and squeezing
1
3.1
An instrument that makes sound when you blow air through it, like a flute or trumpet
1
4.1
A tube in an organ that makes musical notes when air moves through it
1
7.5
A set of tubes of different lengths that you blow across to make music
1
9.5
A small flute played by blowing air through the nose
1
3.6
A musical instrument that makes sound when you blow air, often using a reed, like a clarinet or oboe
A pipe in an organ that makes sound when air moves across a sharp edge
An organ pipe that makes sound when air passes a sharp edge
A pipe in an organ that makes sound when a thin metal strip vibrates, giving a bright tone
A pipe with finger holes that plays the tune in a bagpipe or organ
A small wind instrument like a recorder with a mouthpiece you blow into
A pipe on a bagpipe that makes a steady background low note
A wind instrument held horizontally that you play by blowing across a hole
A set of pipes of different lengths tied together that you play by blowing across the tops
A small simple flute or pipe played by people who care for sheep
Idioms
Compounds
- Offensive
29
5.9
A thing made inside a metal pipe that explodes to hurt people or damage things
4
5.3
A large musical instrument that makes sound through many pipes and you play with keyboards and pedals
4
3.0
A thin bendable wire with soft material for cleaning a tobacco pipe or making simple crafts
- Literature
3
6.8
A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
- Specialized
1
3.7
A large adjustable tool with jaws that have teeth for gripping and turning pipes
- Specialized
1
3.7
A worker who installs and repairs pipes that carry water, gas, or steam
- Specialized
1
6.5
A vertical tube that carries water or gas up between floors in a building
- Specialized
1
6.6
A small device that plays a musical note to help singers or musicians find the right starting note
- Specialized
1
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
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pipe for a musical instrument comes from an old word for a reed or small tube that makes a high sound, and a piper was someone who played it. So pipe means a simple wind instrument or the tube in an organ that you blow through.