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- [pahyp]
- /paɪp/
- /paɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyp]
- /paɪp/
Definitions of pipe word
- noun pipe a large cask, of varying capacity, especially for wine or oil. 1
- noun pipe such a cask as a measure of liquid capacity, equal to 4 barrels, 2 hogsheads, or half a tun, and containing 126 wine gallons. 1
- noun pipe such a cask with its contents. 1
- verb without object pipe to play on a pipe. 1
- verb without object pipe Nautical. to signal, as with a boatswain's pipe. 1
- verb without object pipe to speak in a high-pitched or piercing tone. 1
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Origin of pipe
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English, Old English pīpe musical pipe, tube (cognate with Dutch pijp, Low German pīpe, German Pfeife, Old Norse pīpa) < Vulgar Latin *pīpa, derivative of Latin pīpāre to chirp, play a pipe; (v.) Middle English pipen; in part continuing Old English pīpian to play a pipe < Latin pīpāre; in part < Old French piper to make a shrill sound < Latin pīpāre (cf. peep2)
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Parts of speech for Pipe
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pipe popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pipe usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pipe
noun pipe
- barrel — A barrel is a large, round container for liquids or food.
- brad — a small tapered nail having a small head that is either symmetrical or formed on one side only
- cannula — a narrow tube for insertion into a bodily cavity, as for draining off fluid, introducing medication, etc
- cask — A cask is a wooden barrel that is used for storing things, especially alcoholic drink.
- caw — When a bird such as a crow or a rook caws, it makes a loud harsh sound.
verb pipe
- bayed — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- baying — a deep, prolonged howl, as of a hound on the scent.
- be-held — simple past tense and past participle of behold.
- belt out — If you belt out a song, you sing or play it very loudly.
- bleated — to utter the cry of a sheep, goat, or calf or a sound resembling such a cry.
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