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Piping

of Pipe

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Broader term 4

Cord 76% connected

A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted together.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Playing 76% connected

of Play

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Tube 76% connected

A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe.

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Tubing 76% connected

of Tube

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Narrower term 8

Drain 76% connected

To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.

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Drainpipe 76% connected

A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.

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Elbow 76% connected

The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the middle of the arm when bent.

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Line 76% connected

Flax; linen.

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Main 76% connected

A hand or match at dice.

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Manifold 76% connected

Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.

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Riser 76% connected

One who rises; as, an early riser.

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Standpipe 76% connected

A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water; also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engin…

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Pipe 74% connected

A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Pipe 74% connected

A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Component part 1

Spout 70% connected

To throw out forcibly and abudantly, as liquids through an office or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant spouts water from his trunk.

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Synonym 3

Pipage 92% connected

Transportation, as of petroleum oil, by means of a pipe conduit; also, the charge for such transportation.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Pipe 92% connected

A wind instrument of music, consisting of a tube or tubes of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pi…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Steaming 92% connected

of Steam

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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