Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pipe cleaner

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
pipe -clean-er
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pipe, cleaner.

Inflected Forms

pipe cleaners (plural)

Questions

What does pipe cleaner mean?
A piece of flexible wire in which tufted fabric is twisted and which is used to clean out the stem of a tobacco pipe or other narrow tube. It can be also used for arts and crafts.

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