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- [pahyp]
- /paɪp/
- /paɪp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pahyp]
- /paɪp/
Definitions of pipes word
- noun pipes a large cask, of varying capacity, especially for wine or oil. 1
- noun pipes 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 pipes such a cask with its contents. 1
- verb without object pipes to play on a pipe. 1
- verb without object pipes Nautical. to signal, as with a boatswain's pipe. 1
- verb without object pipes to speak in a high-pitched or piercing tone. 1
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Origin of pipes
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 Pipes
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pipes 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".
pipes usage trend in Literature
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noun pipes
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