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Piper vs Pipes - What's the difference?

piper | pipes |

As a proper noun piper

is .

As a noun pipes is

.

As a verb pipes is

(pipe).

piper

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(en noun)
  • A musician who plays a pipe.
  • A bagpiper.
  • A baby pigeon.
  • A common European gurnard (Trigla lyra ), having a large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with large, sharp, opercular spines.
  • A sea urchin (Goniocidaris hystrix ) with very long spines, native to the American and European coasts.
    • Synonyms
    * (bagpiper) bagpiper * (baby pigeon) squab, baby pigeon, pigeon chick
    Derived terms
    * bagpiper * pay the piper * Pied Piper * who pays the piper calls the tune

    Etymology 2

    (etyl) (lena)

    Noun

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    pipes

    English

    Noun

    (head)
  • A single pipe organ.
  • (figuratively) One's vocal capacity.
  • (figuratively) biceps.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pipe)

    • Anagrams

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