| Piping 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pipe. 2. (v.) Playing on a musical pipe. 3. (v.) Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of the pipe rather than of the drum and fife. 4. (v.) Emitting a high, shrill sound. 5. (v.) Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids. 6. (n.) A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for women's dresses. 7. (n.) Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house. 8. (n.) The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds, etc. 9. (n.) A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also, propagation by cuttings. Thesaurus Entries acute, adjutage, argute, at peace, balmy, bloodless, blooming, blossoming, booming, calm, catheter, clear, concordant, creaky, drainpipe, ear-piercing, efflux tube, exuberant, fair, fat, fire hose, flourishing, flowering, flue pipe, fruiting, funnel, garden hose, gas pipe, going strong, halcyon, high, hose, hosepipe, howling, idyllic, in full swing, in good case, keen, keening, nipple, orderly, organ pipe, pacific, palmy, pastoral, peaceable, peaceful, peacetime, penetrating, piercing, pipe, pipeline, pipette, prospering, quiet, reed, reed pipe, reedy, restful, rosy, screaky, screeching, screechy, serene, sharp, shrieking, shrieky, shrill, siamese, siamese connection, siphon, sleek, snorkel, soft, soil pipe, squeaking, squeaky, standpipe, steam pipe, stem, straw, tap, thin, thriving, tranquil, treble, tube, tubing, tubulation, tubule, tubulet, tubulure, ululant, untroubled, vigorous, wailing, waste pipe, water pipe, whining, whistling |