pipe

Definition

Examples

A leaking pipe in the basement flooded part of the storage area.

Word Family

Synonyms

• tubeconduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases
• conduita passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass

Collocations

• Easy water pipe under the sink
  to water pipe under the sink, meaning to supply with water, as with channels or ditches or streams
• Medium burst frozen pipe during winter
  to burst frozen pipe during winter, meaning to come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
• Hard construct cross-border oil pipeline infrastructure
  to construct cross-border oil pipeline infrastructure, meaning to make by combining materials and parts
• Very Hard pipe dream with no basis in reality
  to pipe dream with no basis in reality, meaning to utter a shrill cry