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pioneer n. 1 pathfinder, frontiersman, frontierswoman, trail-blazer,
explorer, colonist, (early) settler; ground-breaker, forerunner,
precursor, predecessor, innovator, leader, trend-setter,
pacemaker, pace-setter: The pioneers who explored and settled
the American west were daring men and women. Marconi was a
pioneer in the development of radio.
--v. 2 create, originate, invent, initiate, take the first
step, introduce, institute, actuate, trigger, set off,
inaugurate, start, begin, launch, establish, found, set up,
develop, lay the groundwork or foundation, set or put in motion,
take the lead, lead or show the way, blaze the trail, be a prime
mover, open up, Colloq kick off, get the ball rolling: Our
company has pioneered systems for automatic typesetting.
pious adj. 1 devout, religious, reverent, reverential, worshipful,
dutiful, God-fearing, godly, faithful, holy, dedicated, devoted,
spiritual, moral, good, virtuous, right-minded, saintly, holy,
angelic, seraphic, Christ-like, godlike: Francis is a pious boy
who attends church regularly. 2 hypocritical, sanctimonious,
pietistic, self-righteous, Pharisaic, mealy-mouthed, pretended,
fraudulent, goody-goody, unctuous, oily, Colloq Brit smarmy:
You are rationalizing your bad behaviour with a lot of pious
cant.
pipe n. 1 pipeline, tube, duct, hose, line, main, conduit, passage,
conveyor, channel: The pipes are inspected regularly for
corrosion. 2 briar, meerschaum, corn-cob, calabash, clay pipe,
water-pipe, hookah, narghile, chibouk or chibouque, peace-pipe
or pipe of peace or calumet, Colloq Irish briar, Brit
hubble-bubble, US bong: He slowly tamped down the tobacco in
his pipe, then lit it. 3 pan-pipe, whistle, boatswain's pipe,
tooter, horn, wind, wind instrument, woodwind, brass: They play
the pipes in the London Symphony.
--v. 4 tootle, tweet, skirl, warble, whistle, peep, cheep: One
was piping away on a flute, the other was dancing a jig. 5
transmit, deliver, channel, conduct, convey, supply: The gas is
piped directly into our homes. 6 US look at, notice, spot,
note, look at, Colloq get a load of: Pipe the guy trying to
climb up the outside of that building. 7 pipe down. become