chimney /chimˈni/

1. A passage for the escape of fumes, smoke or heated air from a fireplace, engine or furnace
2. A chimney stack
3. A glass tube surrounding a lamp flame
4. A volcanic vent
5. A steeply-inclined part of a lode or one that branches from the main lode (mining)
6. A cleft in a rock-face just large enough for a mountaineer to enter and climb

—Also (dialect) chimˈley or chumˈley

To climb (a narrow crevice) with one's back against one wall and feet against the other

chimˈneyboard noun

A board blocking up a fireplace

chimˈneybreast noun

The part of a wall that projects into a room and contains the fireplace and chimney

chimney can noun

A chimney pot

chimˈney-corner or chimˈney-nook (Scot -nuik) noun

1. In old chimneys, (a seat in) the space between the fire and the side wall of the fireplace
2. The fireside, commonly spoken of as the place for the aged and infirm

chimney piece noun

A shelf over the fireplace, a mantelpiece

chimney pot noun

1. A cylindrical pipe of earthenware or other material at the top of a chimney
2. A top-hat (in full chimney-pot hat)

chimney shaft noun

The part of a chimney which rises above the roof, or a chimney standing isolated, such as a factory chimney

chimney stack noun

1. A group of chimneys or flues contained within a single unit
2. A chimney stalk

chimney stalk noun

A very tall chimney, usu serving a factory or power station

chimney swallow noun

1. The common swallow
2. A species of N American swift (also chimney swift)

chimˈney-sweep or chimˈney-sweeper noun

A person who sweeps or cleans chimneys

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