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

Seventy million barrels is the strict physical minimum needed at the top of the caverns to keep the extraction pipes safely submerged in oil rather than water, said Siddharth Misra, a petroleum engineering professor at Texas A&M University. — Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026

The main issues with Puerto Rico’s water infrastructure are the aging pipes that transport the resource across the island to residences and businesses and a lack of funding allocated to restoration projects. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The Flo Shutoff system from Moen connects to your pipes and detects leaks—from drippy pipes to massive bursts—and automatically closes the main valve to prevent flooding damage. — Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Aug. 2026

Our recent drought is so severe — soon our drinking water may come from the Susquehanna River via a 36-mile series of tunnels and pipes — that large boulders are easily accessible. — Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 14 Aug. 2026

The pipes and pumps connect 210 snow cannons and 50 snow lances in the Adelboden-Lenk area. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026

Wankel turned a valve, and billion-year-old brine sputtered out of one of the pipes. — James Dinneen, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026

The viscous gel works by coating the walls of your pipes with a solution that eliminates the residue the flies are attracted to. — Emma Jacobson, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Aug. 2026

Citizen suits, for example, have extracted millions from heavily polluting oil and gas operations, and ensured that lead pipes in Flint, Michigan, would be removed after its water crisis. — Michael Phillis, Fortune, 8 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