Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste of the smoker. From LearnThat.org. [George Eliot, Source: Daniel Deronda, bk. 2, ch. 13, 1876.]
Noun : to complain of congested pipes. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : songbirds piping at dawn. From Dictionary.com.
Pans musical instrument was a set of reed pipes, the pipes of Pan. From Wordnik.com. [Pan] Reference
Entergy Nuclear is now drawing a distinction between what it calls pipes and trenches, or vaults, which can contain several pipes. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
As the mother's cradle crooning the mountain pipes she knew. From Wordnik.com. [An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls] Reference
Water in the pipes is heated, stored, then pumped to nearby buildings. From Wordnik.com. [Capturing Warmth from Hot Asphalt « Isegoria] Reference
Questions about who owns the pipes from the high school and TC3 to the village. From Wordnik.com. [Living in Dryden: March 2004 Archives] Reference
Besides being ugly, scalding hot water running through exposed pipes is dangerous. From Wordnik.com. [Swedish Apartment Renovated With Modern Interiors] Reference
If roots have already invaded your drain pipes or septic system, you have a problem. From Wordnik.com. [Perfect plants to place over septic systems] Reference
Transporting water through long distances of pipes is very costly compared to electricity. From Wordnik.com. [Water Privatization, Continued, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
I tear off my burek from the outside, in short pipes, until my burek gets smaller and smaller. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
I've seen many opium pipes from the past two centuries, mostly in pictures but also in museums. From Wordnik.com. [The Opium Museum] Reference
Piranha Plants typically hide within pipes, periodically emerging and ensnaring unwary passersby. From Wordnik.com. [Piranha Plant | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models] Reference
Search drain pipes for Mario, hold Mortal Kombat matches at recess, fight over who got to be Ryu?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
They saved on matches, even, waiting till two or three were ready to light their pipes from the same match. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XVII] Reference
A second set of power lines, phone lines, water pipes or natural gas pipes is too expensive and inefficient. From Wordnik.com. [Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
One arose that day as crews were replacing the mud with seawater in pipes going from the ocean floor to therig. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Now that the Government has Proved as Incompetent] Reference
Alice, as she sat listening, thought she discerned in Lady Glencora's pronunciation of the word pipes an almost hidden imitation of the. From Wordnik.com. [Can You Forgive Her?] Reference
To use the same analogy of water flowing in pipes, an MOV acts like a pressure sensitive valve that opens when the pressure is too high. From Wordnik.com. [Electrical surges and spikes] Reference
I remember when you first came, a great metal bird from the sky, your body covered in pipes, a great glass dome where your head should be. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2010 » July : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
They did that by doubling the "pipes" - the high-speed data paths linking the processor to system memory. From Wordnik.com. [statesman.com - Highschool] Reference
I asked how to label the pipes, but what I meant was name. From Wordnik.com. [All Discussion Groups: Message List - root] Reference
He would have to break out the tiles to check the drain pipes. From Wordnik.com. [Renovating our Morelia house] Reference
The pipes are the property of homeowners and should be maintained. From Wordnik.com. [News/local from www.dailyamerican.com] Reference
And yes, my pipes are also covered with asbestos -- the best insulator around. From Wordnik.com. [Living in Dryden: Energy efficiency in our old house] Reference
Iron that settles in the pipes is the culprit for the rust-colored water, Rogers said. From Wordnik.com. [East Brunswick Sentinel] Reference
The air is heated by the hot water in the pipes, which is a lot like how a radiator works. From Wordnik.com. [The Albert Lea Tribune] Reference
"My pipes are the same temperature they've been since Thanksgiving - ice cold," said Henry. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
Even if singing along with the pipes were a practical thing to attempt, I don't play Danny Boy. From Wordnik.com. [12/01/2003 - 01/01/2004] Reference
He was mobile and he was confident: His positioning between the pipes was his best of the series. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! Sports - Top News] Reference
Spaced at different elevations along the walls are gilded wooden posts that recall the pipes of an organ. From Wordnik.com. [ASIA'S ART ISLAND] Reference
"You know that the pipes are a long way off; did the pedals seem to go exactly together with the manuals?". From Wordnik.com. [The Recent Revolution in Organ Building Being an Account of Modern Developments] Reference
Democratic Rep. Jerry Costello said the pipes are a perfect example of how trade laws are failing workers. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In my condo, when I turn on the water, lukewarm or hot, I hear a clicking sound in the copper pipes, that is very annoying. From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
Do you not think for a second that those "pipes" have been fully depreciated?. From Wordnik.com. [SBC's Threat to the Internet] Reference
At these lower depths are found "pipes" (clay cylinders), where the fishing ends abruptly. From Wordnik.com. [Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine] Reference
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