Phrase guide
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noun
A pipe that is a conduit for water; an essential element of plumbing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
A device for smoking, in which the smoke is drawn through a container of water before inhaling.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Broader terms: pipe, paraphernalia
noun
an oriental tobacco pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container where the smoke is cooled by passing through water
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: hookah, narghile, nargileh, sheesha, shisha, chicha, calean, kalian, hubble-bubble, hubbly-bubbly
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: pipe, tobacco pipe
History
From Middle English waterpype. By surface analysis, water + pipe.
Across languages
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
