Piping

['paɪpɪŋ]

Definition

(noun.) playing a pipe or the bagpipes.

(noun.) a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems.

(adv.) (used of heat) extremely; 'the casserole was piping hot'.

Inputed by Lawrence--From WordNet

Definition

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pipe

(v.) Playing on a musical pipe.

(v.) Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife.

(v.) Emitting a high, shrill sound.

(v.) Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids.

(n.) A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for women's dresses.

(n.) Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.

(n.) The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc.

(n.) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also, propagation by cuttings.

Edited by Jonathan

Synonyms and Synonymous

a. [1]. Whining, feeble, sickly, weak.[2]. Simmering, boiling.

Edited by Kelsey

Definition

adj. uttering a weak shrill piping sound like the sick: sickly: feeble: boiling.—n. act of piping: sound of pipes: a system of pipes for any purpose: small cord used as trimming for dresses &c.: a slip or cutting taken from a plant with a jointed stem.

Typist: Tim

Examples

Inputed by Hannibal

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