Synonyms of pipes

pipes 1 of 2

noun

plural of pipe

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• conduits
• tubes
• channels
• drains
• funnels
• ducts
• lines
• troughs
• pipings
• penstocks
• pipelines
• leaders
• drainpipes
• standpipes
• hydrants
• tiles
• smokestacks
• mains
• spouts
• waste pipes
• stovepipes
• waterspouts
• pipages

2

as in barrels

an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages

a full pipe of wine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• barrels
• kegs
• casks
• butts
• hogsheads
• tuns
• puncheons
• firkins
• tubs
• drums
• kilderkins
• rundlets
• cisterns
• vats
• scuttlebutt
• cans

pipes

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pipe

1

as in channels

to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway

piped water into every house

Synonyms & Similar Words

• channels
• funnels
• directs
• siphons
• channelizes
• carries
• conducts
• canalizes
• focuses
• conveys
• transmits
• concentrates
• consolidates

2

as in chirps

to make a short sharp sound like a small bird

the baby piped shrilly in his bed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chirps
• peeps
• chirrups
• tweets
• cheeps
• sings
• pips
• chitters
• twitters
• trills
• jargons
• cackles
• chatters
• warbles
• jabbers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pipes

Noun

Along the way, temperatures have grown hotter and pipes have gotten larger, both of which increase the electricity generated by each well. — Pippa Stevens, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026

Earlier this year, an open letter from agency leadership warned against using federal funds to buy harm reduction supplies like sterile syringes and pipes, or to distribute test strips for common drug supply contaminants. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026

At Trishuli-3A, one of the two projects, officials believe there was a dry space inside and expected oxygen to be flowing through the tunnel, with pipes also being used to push oxygen inside, Shahi said. — Reuters, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026

After about an hour trapped on the roof, neighbors helped the family down using metal pipes as a makeshift ladder once the water receded. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

People who spoke only Guarani smoked tobacco from wooden pipes and drank yerba mate from gourds through straws made mainly from silver. — Marina Dias, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2026

Videos posted on social media showed the intakes for that new system as having been clogged with sediment and the bridges that held new pipes as having been washed away. — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026

Aguas de La Habana, the state utilities company in the capital, issues daily updates to clients on service interruptions caused by electricity cuts or burst pipes. — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

The project is expected to start sending water into city pipes as soon as early 2029. — Alex Hager, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Verb

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