stovepipe

noun

Definition of stovepipenext
1
as in funnel

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2
as in hood

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Recent Examples of stovepipe When repeatedly tested on the magician's stovepipe chapeau, the contraption — which was intended to make the hat disappear — seemingly failed. — Matt Cabral, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Apr. 2026 The National Weather Service said the stovepipe tornado was spotted near the Kankakee Airport and moving toward Aroma Park, Illinois and then on to Momence. — Albert Ramon, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 Looks like President Lincoln’s distinctive stovepipe top hat is about to become a stovepipe Tom hat. — James Folta, Literary Hub, 24 Feb. 2026 Straight cut, cigarette, stovepipe, pencil jeans -- all of these are names for variations on a jean cut close to the body with a non-tapered ankle that's nearly universally flattering and looks fresh again. — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stovepipe
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stovepipe
  1. funnel
  2. hood
  3. standpipe
  4. bonnet
  5. smokestack
  6. beret
  7. hydrant
  8. homburg
Noun
  • North, who’s increasingly stepped out with her dad amid her burgeoning music career, towered over him while wearing an oversized black funnel-neck dress, chunky black leather shoes, and her now-signature electric blue hair.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The disparity is in who gets into the funnel, is treated as the household’s principal investor and gets approached in the first place.
    — Nili Sangani, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of funnel
Noun
  • There are plenty of stout diesel engines designed for construction equipment or marine applications that will fit under the hood of a pickup truck or SUV and, as this build demonstrates, improve performance.
    — Stephen Edelstein, The Drive, 31 Oct. 2026
  • The double burner installed under the hood required a six inch overhang of the hood.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of hood
Noun
  • The old building has no sprinkler system and firefighters depend on a standpipe to deliver water to the top floors, but the pipe has been disconnected for no one knows how long.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 29 July 2026
  • Utilities might be shut off — and sprinkler or standpipe systems drained — leaving firefighters without tools that could slow a blaze.
    — Todd Karpovich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of standpipe
Noun
  • The knitwear capsule, which ranges in size from 0 to 5 years, includes a cardigan ($165), button-shoulder crewneck ($165) and bonnet ($99) in three color variations as well as one pair of booties ($105).
    — Ari Stark, Footwear News, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Sightings of the spectral woman in a nightgown and bonnet have been reported by many people.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of bonnet
Noun
  • The painting is one of dozens Monet made painted during trips to London, showing a foggy view of a bridge across the River Thames in London, with smokestacks in the background.
    — Leigh Anne Miller, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
  • For her documentary, Khosla aimed to follow a tree from high country to factory smokestack.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of smokestack
Noun
  • Pink heels with a cream cap-toe completed the ensemble, while sheer cream gloves, a beret and exaggerated lavallière added a sense of elevated drama.
    — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Like Travolta, who covered his bald head with his now-signature beret for the first time, Delevingne topped her bald cap with a jaunty cream beret and added a pair of round glasses.
    — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of beret
Noun
  • The facility is using a frost-free hydrant for water supply which is not approved for potable water supply.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Miguel Degollado and his daughter, Sofia, cool off in the spray of an open hydrant on South Kolin Avenue in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood as the temperature reaches the high 80s, July 14, 2026.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of hydrant
Noun
  • Mitchell was the most quietly elegant of men, dressed in a costume—a homburg, a knitted vest, a tweed jacket—that seemed unchanged since the thirties, and speaking in a soft but confident North Carolina accent.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2025
  • Optimo stocks a variety of styles, including homburgs, porkpies, straw Panamas, and fedoras, the last of which is seen here.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 3 Mar. 2024
Definition of homburg

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