pipe-rack
Definition
Noun: A pipe-rack is a stand or rack designed specifically for holding tobacco pipes, typically used for storage or display.
Usage Examples
- (A rack used to store tobacco pipes.)
- (A decorative stand for displaying pipes.)
Advanced Usage
- "to have a pipe-rack": to own or possess such a rack.
- Every serious pipe smoker should have a pipe-rack to keep their pipes organized. (To own a rack for pipe storage.)
Variants and Related Words
- Pipe (n): a tube with a bowl at one end used for smoking tobacco.
- He filled his pipe with aromatic tobacco. (The smoking device itself.)
- Rack (n): a framework or stand for holding or storing items.
- She placed the dishes on the drying rack. (A general term for a storage framework.)
Synonyms
- Pipe stand: a stand specifically for holding pipes.
- Tobacco pipe holder: a device for holding one or more pipes.
Related Idioms
- "Pipe down": to become quiet or less noisy (unrelated to pipe-rack but shares the word "pipe").
- The teacher told the students to pipe down. (To stop talking loudly.)
- "Rack one's brains": to think very hard (unrelated to pipe-rack but shares the word "rack").
- I racked my brains trying to remember the answer. (To strain mentally.)