| pipe2 |
a unit of capacity equal to about 126 gallons, used for measuring wine, oil, and the like. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |
| pipefish |
any of various elongated, bony-plated fishes found in marine or fresh waters that have tube-shaped snouts. |
| pipe fitter |
a skilled worker who installs and maintains pipes in plumbing, refrigeration, and heating systems. |
| pipeful |
a quantity of tobacco sufficient to fill a pipe. |
| pipeline |
a long, usu. capacious pipe for moving water, oil, gas, or the like, usu. from the point of production to a point of use or marketing. [3 definitions] |
| pipe organ |
see "organ." |
| piper |
someone who produces music using a pipe. |
| pipestem |
the long thin tube extending from the bowl of a pipe, through which the smoker inhales. [2 definitions] |
| pipette |
a long, narrow, often graduated glass or plastic tube into which small quantities of liquid can be drawn by suction for measurement or transfer. [2 definitions] |
| pipe up |
to begin to speak or play music, esp. in a loud, assertive way. |
| piping |
the network of pipes used for a single purpose, such as the water system in a particular building. [6 definitions] |
| piping hot |
of food or drink, extremely but appropriately hot. |
| pipistrelle |
any of a genus of small bats, found in North America and most of the Eastern Hemisphere, that fly before nightfall. |
| pipit |
any of several small, brownish, insect-eating songbirds characterized by a streaked breast, slender bill, and the habit of walking instead of hopping. |
| pipkin |
a small earthenware cooking pot. |
| pippin |
any of a number of varieties of apple. [2 definitions] |