corncob pipe |
a tobacco pipe with a bowl made of a hollow, dried corncob. |
Dutchman's-pipe |
a hardy climbing vine having curved leaves and bearing brownish or purplish flowers resembling a tobacco pipe. |
flue pipe |
an organ pipe in which sound is produced by a current of air that vibrates as it strikes the lip of an opening in the side of the pipe; flue. |
Indian pipe |
an almost leafless waxy white plant, related to heath, that lives on decayed organic matter, bears a single white flower on each stalk, and looks like a tobacco pipe. |
peace pipe |
a ceremonial pipe for all to smoke during an American Indian peace conference; calumet. |
pipe bomb |
a crude homemade bomb made of a length of metal pipe into which an explosive charge is inserted. |
pipe clay |
a fine, exceptionally plastic white clay that is used to make tobacco pipes, print calico, and whiten leather. |
pipe cleaner |
a short length of wire, twisted to secure small tufts of yarn along its length, that is used to clean tobacco residue from the stems of pipes. |
pipe cutter |
a tool consisting of a curved jaw fitted with one or more sharp-edged disks that cuts metal pipes by being rotated around them. |
pipe dream |
a wishful fantasy or vain hope. |
pipe fitter |
a skilled worker who installs and maintains pipes in plumbing, refrigeration, and heating systems. |
pipe organ |
see "organ." |
pipe up |
to begin to speak or play music, esp. in a loud, assertive way. |
piping hot |
of food or drink, extremely but appropriately hot. |
pitch pipe |
a small musical pipe or pipes with invariable pitch, used as a tuning standard by singers and other musicians. |
reed pipe |
an organ pipe containing a reed that vibrates when struck by air currents and thus produces sound. |
soil pipe |
a drainpipe that carries off waste matter, esp. from a toilet. |
waste pipe |
a pipe that carries away drainage, waste water, excess steam, or the like. |
water pipe |
a pipe for carrying water; conduit. [2 definitions] |