a structure, usually vertical, containing a passage or flue by which the smoke, gases, etc., of a fire or furnace are carried off and by means of which a draft is created.
the part of such a structure that rises above a roof.
Now Rare. the smokestack or funnel of a locomotive, steamship, etc.
a tube, usually of glass, surrounding the flame of a lamp to promote combustion and keep the flame steady.
Geology.
the vent of a volcano.
a narrow vertical fissure between two rock faces or in a rock formation.
Mining. a nearly vertical cylindrical oreshoot.
BritishDialect. fireplace.
verb (used with object),chim·neyed,chim·ney·ing.
Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend (a chimney) by repeated bracing of one's feet or back and feet against opposite walls.
verb (used without object),chim·neyed,chim·ney·ing.
Mountain Climbing. to ascend or descend a chimney.
Origin of chimney
1300–50; Middle English chimenai<Middle French cheminee<Latin (camera) camīnāta (room) having a fireplace, equivalent to camīn(us) (<Greek kámīnos furnace) + -āta-ate1
OTHER WORDS FROM chimney
chim·ney·less,adjectivechim·ney·like,adjective
Words nearby chimney
chimerical, chi meson, chimichanga, chimichurri, Chimkent, chimney, chimney breast, chimney cap, chimney corner, chimney piece, chimney place
He had pulled up to a friend’s driveway to share the good news when an explosion under the house toppled the chimney, which crushed him in the driver’s seat.
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If you’re not keen on using lighter fluid, which can impact the taste slightly, you can buy a chimney starter to get your charcoal hot and ready.
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All that remains standing is the chimney and fireplace that warmed us as we slept—it was built tall of stone to last for millennia.
We Lost Our Home to a Wildfire|Wallace J. Nichols|August 25, 2020|Outside Online
But the one that seems to have changed her—stuck with her—is the one of her fall down that chimney.
Hallucinating Away a Heroin Addiction|Abby Haglage|May 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Then get your parents, friends, roommates, children, neighbors, cats, & chimney sweeps to vote, too.
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There is no chimney at the headquarters of the Chief Rabbinate in north London.
Lord Jonathan Sacks In Retrospect|Paul Usiskin|March 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When the smoke wafts out after sunset, the chimney will be lit with a spotlight.
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Like the old twisted metal sign that simply says “DOGS,” which hangs on the exposed brick of my chimney.
Rebecca Skloot: How I Write|Noah Charney|March 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Professor of Odd Jobs occupied the seat of honor in the arm chair in the chimney corner.
Ishmael|Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth
"Perfectly suah," she answered with a laugh, then leaning back in the chimney corner again, opened the third letter.
The Little Colonel's Knight Comes Riding|Annie Fellows Johnston
The blaze, red and yellow, and with elusive purple gleams, leaped up the chimney.
His "Day In Court"|Charles Egbert Craddock (AKA Mary Noailles Murfree)
I feel as if the chimney were still hot but that you had drenched the fire in the grate.
The Last Shot|Frederick Palmer
In general where they had large families, they would have two rooms with a chimney in the middle of the house.