pipelike
Resembling a tube
Resembling a pipe in shape—long, hollow, and cylindrical: pipelike structures in the lungs, a pipelike tunnel through the rock.
The word describes anything with that tubular form, whether natural or manufactured.
Tube for sipping
- macaroniShort curved pasta
- penneTubular pasta, angled cuts
- cannoliFried tube, sweet cheese
- fluteTube blown sideways
telescope · periscope · snorkel · reed · nozzle · spout · chimney · artery
Thin rigid stick
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
- columnVertical structural element
- spindleRotating rod for thread
- poleCylindrical shaft or extremity
bar · dowel · tube · cylinder · barrel · stem · stalk · tendril
Tiresome individual or drill
- cavityEmpty space within
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- tunnelEnclosed underground route
- shaftNarrow vertical passage
conduit · channel · duct · lumen · passageway · opening · interior · void
Water and waste infrastructure
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure
- drainageLiquid removal system
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
ductwork · waterway · gutter · trough · flume · siphon · culvert · downspout
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
- veinVessel toward heart
- intestineDigestive tract organ
- tracheaRespiratory airway tube
- esophagusFood tube to stomach
bronchi · urethra · vas deferens · fallopian tube · blood vessel · capillary · aorta · windpipe
Not varying or contradicting
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- evenUniform and level
- straightNot curved or crooked
- narrowOf small width
elongated · symmetrical · smooth · continuous · unvarying · standardized
straw
Tube for sipping
flute · telescope · periscope · snorkel · reed · nozzle · spout · chimney · artery · vein
rod
Thin rigid stick
pole · bar · dowel · tube · cylinder · barrel · stem · stalk · tendril · elongated
bore
Tiresome individual or drill
shaft · conduit · channel · duct · lumen · passageway · opening · interior · void · airway
plumbing
Water and waste infrastructure
- aqueductChannel conveying water distances
- sewerageWastewater removal infrastructure
- drainageLiquid removal system
irrigation · ductwork · waterway · gutter · trough · flume · siphon · culvert · downspout · drainpipe
artery
Oxygen-rich blood conduit
esophagus · bronchi · urethra · vas deferens · fallopian tube · blood vessel · capillary · aorta · windpipe · alimentary canal
consistent
Not varying or contradicting
narrow · elongated · symmetrical · smooth · continuous · unvarying · standardized
- in the pipelinePlanned but not ready
- gas pipelineTube for fuel transport
- oil pipelineTube conveying petroleum overland
- sewer pipelinesUnderground channels for sewage