stovepipes

noun

plural of stovepipe
1
as in drainpipes

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as in hoods

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stovepipes
  1. drainpipes
  2. hoods
  3. smokestacks
  4. berets
  5. hydrants
  6. helmets
  7. tiles
  8. hats
Noun
  • Kearns family pushes for change In the wake of the teen's death, the Kearns family pushed for Mason's Law, mandating the marking, guarding and grading of drainpipes in the state.
    — Tara Lynch, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • His favorite example is capturing condensation from air conditioners, typically by placing a bucket under outdoor drainpipes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of drainpipes
Noun
  • From my city, from neighbors and hoods then to Bogota, then to Cali, then Barranquilla, then Colombia, then Venezuela, then Bolivia.
    — Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Sheep are clipped and trimmed to give the back a table-flat appearance, and then they are fitted with hoods and blankets to protect them until showtime.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • Despite the installation of a smoke filtration system, preliminary testing found that emissions from its boiler smokestacks exceeded Cambodia’s legal limits.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 17 July 2026
  • If that process were adapted to store CO2 in the earth forever, then billions of tons of carbon emissions could, in theory, be captured from smokestacks and buried.
    — Maddie Stone, ProPublica, 25 June 2026
Definition of smokestacks
Noun
  • Just with fewer berets, more robots and a much larger existential crisis hiding beneath the branding.
    — Edward Morris, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • The Her Alibi star shared a sweet photo of the pair kissing — while wearing matching berets, red neck scarves and striped shirts — in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of berets
Noun
  • People pull out the barbecue, open fire hydrants, throw block parties.
    — Veronique Greenwood, Time, 9 July 2026
  • The map also overlays the location of water hydrants, the moisture content of vegetation, wildfire history, red flag warnings of dangerous fire conditions and other data.
    — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • Both Bell Fernandez and Lozano Bonilla were taken to the airport wearing bulletproof vests and helmets flanked by tight security, local media reported.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Accessories include made-to-measure apparel, helmets, driving gloves, key holders and luggage customized to each car.
    — Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of helmets
Noun
  • The tiles form pentagonal arrangements, yet pentagons can’t fit snugly side by side to tile the plane.
    — Patchen Barss, Wired News, 5 Oct. 2025
  • With no 6 pips dominoes, my best guess was this would need four 5 pip tiles and one 4 pip tile to complete.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Definition of tiles
Noun
  • Coats, gloves, boots, and hats are often in critical need in winter, and comfortable clothing can be used all year.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026
  • In partnership with Tical Athletics and retailer Twnty-Two, the Wu-Tang Clan member has released an exclusive line of hats that echoes the rapper’s journey throughout the years.
    — Malik Davis, VIBE.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of hats
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“Stovepipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stovepipes. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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