pipe cleaners

Bendable craft sticks

Pipe cleaners are flexible wires covered in soft, fuzzy fibers, originally designed for cleaning the stems of tobacco pipes.

The bristled texture scrubs residue from narrow tubes.

Their bendability has made them a staple of children's crafts—twisted into stick figures, animals, and decorations: The kids made caterpillars out of pipe cleaners.

craft

chenille

Tufted velvety fabric

  • twistRotating motion or surprise
  • bendCurve or flex
  • shapeExternal outline of something

pom-poms · beads · googly eyes · felt · construction paper · glue · scissors · preschool · classroom · holiday decorations

sculpture

figure

Outline or numeral

twist · bend · shape · form · armature · skeleton · framework · construct · manipulate · pose

cleaning

reamer

Hole-enlarging cutting tool

  • bristleCoarse animal hair
  • stemPlant's central axis
  • bowlConcave food container

residue · tar · ash · briar · meerschaum · tobacco · smoker · maintenance · kit · brush

colorful

rainbow

Refracted light arc

pastel · multicolored · bright · bold · spectrum · hues · variety pack · primary colors · metallic · glitter

Categories
Opposites
rigidity and form

pipe cleanerswooden dowels

Cylindrical timber rods

steel beams · concrete · stone · lumber · bricks

craft material sophistication

pipe cleanersoil paints

Pigments suspended in drying medium

welding equipment · blown glass · marble · precious metals · woodworking tools

Family

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Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G