stovepipes

noun

plural of stovepipe
1
as in drainpipes

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as in hoods

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  1. drainpipes
  2. hoods
  3. smokestacks
  4. berets
  5. hydrants
  6. helmets
  7. tiles
  8. hats
Noun
  • Others are refurbished remnants of the 20th century, with retention pools sporting planters that are actually slices of concrete drainpipes.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of drainpipes
Noun
  • Police fired tear gas and water cannons to push back people wearing hoods and masks and throwing fireworks, paving stones and other objects at officers in the Place de la République, northeast of the Paris city center.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • In the southern port city of Marseille, some protesters briefly forced their way into the lobby of City Hall and a group of people wearing hoods and masks damaged a police station.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of hoods
Noun
  • The ship's smokestacks and other elements have been preserved for the museum.
    — Laura Fay, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • And yet the borders tell a grittier story, with smokestacks and warehouses and, just 2 miles away, refinery flames and black smoke spewing from the Suncor Energy complex.
    — John Wenzel, Denver Post, 25 Sep. 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
  • Some hydrants were jammed up by freezing temperatures; the blaze was contained in part because of a fireboat that Collins had funded.
    — Emma Green, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The loss of pressure in hydrants has happened before in wildfires, including the 2008 Freeway Complex fire, the 2017 Tubbs and Thomas fires, the 2018 Woolsey fire and the 2024 Mountain fire.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of hydrants
Noun
  • Hang up tools, accessories like helmets and body armor, climbing rope and axes, or whatever makes sense for your adventure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 15 Oct. 2026
  • This year, the NFL reported that adoption of safer helmets is at an all-time high.
    — Matthew Huff, Time, 15 Oct. 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
  • The tenets of what makes the CMA successful really started then, which was leaders coming together to check their competitive hats at the door for the collective good of the association.
    — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • According to the brand, the $58 totes and $98 hats are selling fast, while several other picks throughout the line have already been swooped up by stylish fans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of hats
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“Stovepipes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stovepipes. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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