NOUN | communication | pipeline, grapevine, word of mouth | gossip spread by spoken communication |
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artifact | pipeline, line | a pipe used to transport liquids / liquids or gases |
Sounds | pay'play.n | |
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Rhymes | affine ... wine: 145 rhymes with ayn... |
Meaning | gossip spread by spoken communication. | |
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Synonyms | grapevine, word of mouth | |
Broader | gossip, comment, scuttlebutt | A report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people |
Spanish | habladuría | |
Catalan | rumor |
Meaning | A pipe used to transport liquids / liquids or gases. | |
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Example | "a pipeline runs from the wells to the seaport" | |
Synonym | line | |
Instances | Alaskan pipeline, trans-Alaska pipeline | An oil pipeline that runs 800 miles from wells at Prudhoe Bay to the port of Valdez |
Narrower | gas line | A pipeline used to transport / transport natural gas |
oil pipeline | A pipeline used to transport / transport oil | |
Broader | pipe, pipage, piping | A long tube made of metal or plastic that is used to carry water or oil or gas etc. |
Spanish | tubería de distribución, tubería |
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