Thesaurus results for PIPES

pipes 1 of 2

noun

plural of pipe

as in conduits

a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas) the plumber came and fixed the water pipe that was leaking

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as in barrels

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages a full pipe of wine

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pipes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pipe

as in channels

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway piped water into every house

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as in chirps

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird the baby piped shrilly in his bed

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Noun

The stump itself won’t damage buried water lines, per se, but the roots can be ruthless with pipes. — Steven John, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2026 Researchers with Harvard University and the University of California Berkeley who looked at the early 20th century found that cities using lead pipes had murder rates roughly 25% higher than those using iron water-service lines. — Richard Day, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026 Drain Your Outdoor Garden Hose To avoid having to deal with burst pipes once freezing weather sets in, take 30 minutes to winterize your outdoor garden hose. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026 Sacramento's storm drainage system includes more than 1,000 miles of storm drain pipes, 107 pumping stations and 23 miles of levees, with some of the components more than 100 years old. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 Delicate glass vessels suspended by metal and connected by pipes gather condensation that drips into a pool of fetid water. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The Devils are off to a good start this season with a 7-4-0 record after Saturday's win over the Los Angeles Kings, during which netminder Jake Allen was between the pipes. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026 Spread Gravel Gophers prefer to excavate smooth, loose dirt, so spreading a 6- to 8-inch layer of coarse gravel around flexible underground irrigation pipes or cables can protect them from gnawing gophers. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2026 Construction to complete the work for $600,000, with help from a company that specializes in repairing underground pipes. — Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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Available CabinWatch lets parents see rear passengers on the dashboard screen, while CabinTalk pipes the driver’s voice through rear speakers or connected headphones. — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 9 Oct. 2026 The Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority, which pipes fresh water from the mainland throughout the Keys, said in a statement that the break happened on Conch Key, which is about 14 miles north of the Middle Keys city of Marathon. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026 The company also currently pipes water to 26 of its own data centers, and is working on more than 100 more such water reclamation projects. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 The company has raced to lock in distribution, securing a high-profile partnership with retail brokerage Robinhood that pipes its markets directly into mainstream trading apps used by millions of Americans. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Feb. 2026 The kitchen also pipes its own spiral sausage using a Calabrian pepper pork sausage from Lottie’s Meats, a Denver business started by sisters Chelsey and Cassie Maschhoff. — Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Nord Stream 1 and 2 are two major conduits created to funnel Russian gas to Europe, via Germany.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
Hailed as a bold experiment seven years ago, the Sanfic-Morbido Lab, part of Sanfic’s industry section Sanfic Industria, has evolved into one of the region’s most consistent conduits for fantastic/genre filmmaking.

— Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of conduits

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As Tuesday’s election barrels toward them, Becerra and Hilton traded barbs and barnstormed California in a relatively sedate race to succeed Democrat Gavin Newsom, who is wrapping up his final term as governor and considering a run for president.

— Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Master distiller Owen Martin selected rye whiskeys aged between eight and 11 years, and finished some of them for 15 to 23 months in peach brandy barrels, and some of which for six to 12 months in toasted oak.

— Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of barrels

Verb

The style channels the early-2000s look with a low rise and a relaxed, slouchy fit.

— Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
In the photo, Consuelos, 55, transforms into Spider-Man, sporting the web-slinging superhero’s signature red-and-blue suit, while Ripa, 56, channels Yelena Belova in a tactical green ensemble.

— Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of channels

Noun

Make sure to protect tender young trees and shrubs with tree tubes or wire cages.

— Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026
He was attached to a heart-lung machine, a life-support device that pumps a patient’s blood outside the body, via tubes placed into his sternum.

— Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tubes

Verb

Researchers with Edunomics Lab at Georgetown University published an opinion piece in The 74 detailing how states can build a system that captures some FSTC dollars and funnels them to public school students.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 28 Oct. 2026
The moralizing that Baitz funnels through Trip about learning to live with divergent truths seems less apt in an age of alternative facts.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of funnels

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Descaling and Unclogging Uses Use cleaning vinegar to unclog stubborn drains by adding 1 cup of baking soda to your drain followed by 1 cup of cleaning vinegar, says Dills.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 25 Jan. 2026
Below, San Angelo gives us several methods for cleaning bathroom sink drains, her best tips on how to avoid a clogged bathroom sink, and what to avoid when cleaning your bathroom sink drain.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 27 Aug. 2025

Definition of drains

Verb

The artist’s best work, in a new retrospective at the Whitney Museum, directs his campy humor at gender stereotypes.

— Hilton Als, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
But DeFlock, a crowdsourcing website that directs people to plot the cameras on a map after finding them, estimates the number in a 29-county area around Atlanta is more than 6,000 – both Flock and non-Flock ALPRs.

— Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026

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