Noun He has the pipes to sing on Broadway. a singer with a fine set of pipesVerb The pipers piped while the drummers drummed. The musician piped a tune.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
This super-creative headband that uses pipe cleaners is the foundation of an alien costume for any age, from toddler to adult. Emma Dibdin, Country Living, 15 Sep. 2022 The pipe size was based on city standards in 1974, when the center was built. Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022 The spokesperson, Arian Collins, also said the city has identified several pipe segments as potential candidates to understand if sewer leaks are affecting the river. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2022 Water bills will be reduced citywide by 25% in the next cycle to account for the inconvenience and to cover pipe flushing, Scott said earlier this week. Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 9 Sep. 2022 How: Attach a string or rope to a piece of pipe or dowel. Jen Murphy, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 The Braemar Royal Highland Gathering features pipe bands, a tug-of-war, hill races and other shows of physical strength and athleticism. Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 2 Sep. 2022 Flood waters Monday pulled an 11-year-old boy through 675 feet of under-ground pipe, a Fire Department official said Wednesday. Mike Jones, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2022 For an adorable Easter egg design, pipe green frosting onto the cakes to form grass, then add assorted jelly beans for eggs. Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2022
Verb
The project aims to pipe gas extracted near the Tiwi Islands to an existing facility in Darwin, a regional capital, where it would be chilled to a liquid form for export. Mike Cherney, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 In New Jersey, dozens of districts will pipe virtual teachers into classrooms. Sara Randazzo, WSJ, 16 Aug. 2022 Below, Jonathan Driver helps pipe in some additional fantasy fuel. Brad Japhe, Forbes, 31 July 2022 That project, perhaps a decade in the future, would pipe treated water to Mexican farmers south of Yuma. Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 27 June 2022 Owned by a group including a unit of Carlyle, the U.S. investment management firm, the project will pipe fuel ashore near Constanta, Romania’s major port and offshore drilling center.New York Times, 15 June 2022 Last Wednesday, Israel agreed to pipe billions of dollars’ worth of natural gas to Europe via Egyptian liquefaction facilities, as Russia halts supplies and the continent scrambles to refill dwindling stockpiles. Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 20 June 2022 The idea, pushed by Burgum, was to help cut down on the wasteful flaring at well sites and pipe it to communities in the gas-poor eastern part of the state, hoping to spur industrial development. From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 24 May 2022 These glasses probably just pipe that technology to the lenses, but why bother with the glasses at all? Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English pīpa (akin to Old High German pfīfa pipe), from Vulgar Latin *pipa pipe, from Latin pipare to peep, of imitative origin
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a