pipeline

Other forms of pipeline

plural

pipelines·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pipeline

What does pipeline mean?

pipeline means "gossip spread by spoken communication". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pipeline?

pipeline has 2 syllables: pipe-line. The stress falls on "pipe". In IPA it is /ˈpaɪˌplaɪn/.

What is another word for pipeline?

Close synonyms include grapevine, word of mouth, line. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pipeline a common word?

pipeline is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.