ADJ
- underground
- gas, sewage, waste, water
- the hot and cold water pipes
- brake, central heating, hose (also hosepipe)
- drainage, drain (also drainpipe), exhaust, inlet, outfall, outflow, outlet, overflow, service, supply
- blocked, broken, burst, cracked, frozen, leaking
- concrete, copper, iron, lead, metal, plastic, steel
QUANT
- length
- to join two lengths of pipe together Copper pipe is sold in lengths
VERB + PIPE
- lay, run
- He laid the pipes under the floorboards
- connect
- insulate, lag
- Insulating your pipes will save on your heating bills
PIPE + VERB
- lead, pass through sth, run
- The pipes lead into the river. The pipes will have to pass through the wall
- burst, freeze, leak
PREP
- through a/the ~
- ~ for
- the pipe for the hot water
- ~ from, ~ to
- The pipe from the boiler to the bath
VERB + PIPE
- smoke
- light
- fill
- draw on, puff away at/on, puff on
- knock out
- He knocked out his pipe in the big glass ashtray