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air lock |
an obstruction, as in a pipe, caused by a bubble or pocket of trapped air or vapor. [1/2 definitions] |
aqueduct |
a channel or pipe built to carry water over a long distance. [2 definitions] |
bagpipe |
(often pl.) a musical instrument, played esp. in Scotland, consisting of a double-reed melody pipe and one or more drone pipes that protrude from a flexible leather bag that is inflated through a blowpipe by the breath or by bellows. The pipes are traditionally made of wood. |
ball joint |
a mechanical joint, often found in tools and machines, in which the ball-shaped end of a rod or pipe is fitted into a hollow socket, enabling the inserted part to rotate freely in any direction. |
bong2 |
a water pipe used for smoking marijuana or other narcotics. |
briar |
a pipe made from the root of a brier. |
brierroot |
a tobacco pipe made of this wood. [1/2 definitions] |
bypass |
a pipe or other device that directs a flowing liquid or gas around an obstacle, pipe, or other fixture. [2/5 definitions] |
calumet |
a long-stemmed, decorated tobacco pipe used by North American Indians in ceremonies, esp. promoting peace and friendship; peace pipe. |
carry |
to conduct, as a water pipe or electric wire. [1/16 definitions] |
castle in the air |
a fanciful wish or scheme; daydream; pipe dream. |
caulk |
to seal against leakage of water or air, esp. by filling in cracks, as in the seams of a boat or the joints of a pipe. |
chimney pot |
a pipe, usu. of clay, fitted to the top of a chimney to improve the draft. |
churchwarden |
a long-stemmed smoking pipe made of clay. [1/3 definitions] |
conduit |
a channel, ditch, or pipe used to convey water or other liquid. [2 definitions] |
corncob |
a tobacco pipe having a bowl made by hollowing out a dried section of a corncob; corncob pipe. [1/2 definitions] |
corncob pipe |
a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of a hollow, dried corncob. |
crack |
(slang) a highly addictive form of purified cocaine that is smoked in a pipe. [1/15 definitions] |
diapason |
either of the two major stops of a pipe organ. [1/3 definitions] |
dottle |
the residue of partially burnt tobacco or ash left in a pipe bowl after smoking. |
drag |
a puff of a cigarette, pipe, or the like. [1/13 definitions] |
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