chimney

Definition of Chimney in English :

Noun

1. chimney

a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building

2. chimney, lamp chimney

a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp

lamp chimney

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Chimney

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noun

1.

a vertical structure of brick, masonry, or steel that carries smoke or steam away from a fire, engine, etc

2. another name for flue1 (sense 1)

3. short for chimney stack

4.

an open-ended glass tube fitting around the flame of an oil or gas lamp in order to exclude draughts

5. British

a fireplace, esp an old and large one

6. geology

a.

a cylindrical body of an ore, which is usually oriented vertically

b.

the vent of a volcano

7. mountaineering

a vertical fissure large enough for a person's body to enter

8.

anything resembling a chimney in shape or function

Chimney

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nounWord forms: plural ˈchimneys

1.

the passage through which smoke or fumes from a fire escape; flue

2.

a structure containing a flue or flues and extending above the roof of a building

3.

a glass tube set around the flame of a candle or lamp

4.

something like a chimney

; specif.,

a.

a narrow column of rock formed by erosion, esp. that caused by waves

b. US

a vertical body of ore

c.

the vent of a volcano or cave

5. Chiefly British

a smokestack

6. Dialectal

a hearth

Chimney

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n. pl. chim·neys

1.

a. A passage through which smoke and gases escape from a fire or furnace; a flue.

b. The usually vertical structure containing a chimney.

c. The part of such a structure that rises above a roof.

2. Chiefly British A smokestack, as of a ship or locomotive.

3. A glass tube for enclosing the flame of a lamp.

4. Something, such as a narrow cleft in a cliff, resembling a chimney.

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