teepee
IPA: tˈipˈi
noun
- A cone-shaped tent traditionally used by many native peoples of the Great Plains of North America.
- A conical formation of small flammable sticks leaning on each other, in roughly the shape of an Indian teepee, built over smaller tinder such as cotton or leaves.
- Alternative form of TP (“toilet paper”)
verb
- Alternative form of TP (“to cover with toilet paper”)
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Examples of "teepee" in Sentences
- His thatch teepee-shaped home is the last stop in tiny East Timor.
- If done correctly, you should have a loosely packed tower or "teepee"
- The best type of fire structure is the "teepee" because it sheds water and burns fast,
- But after the betrothal, a teepee is erected for the presents that pour in from both sides.
- Yet during the following ten years of defensive war he was never known to make a speech, though his teepee was the rendezvous of the young men.
- The young woman is set apart under the care of two of her friends, somewhat older, and a little wigwam, called a teepee, just big enough for the three, is made for them, to which they retire.
- Next he's gonna 'head back to his trash bag "teepee" and upload the photo to his old, broken B&W Sanyo TV, then print the photo on an old fading sheet of the WashPost, and then show it to all his good buddy homeless pals under the E Street bridge?
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