'Chimney' definitions:
Definition of 'chimney'
From: WordNet
noun
A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
noun
A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp [syn: lamp chimney, chimney]
Definition of 'Chimney'
From: GCIDE
- Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. Chimneys. [F. chemin['e]e, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace, oven.]
- 1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]
- 2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues; esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most cases extending through or above the roof of the building. Often used instead of chimney shaft. [1913 Webster]
- Hard by a cottage chimney smokes. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion. [1913 Webster]
- 4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein. --Raymond. [1913 Webster]
- Chimney board, a board or screen used to close a fireplace; a fireboard.
- Chimney cap, a device to improve the draught of a chimney, by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.
- Chimney corner, the space between the sides of the fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.
- Chimney hook, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a fire,
- Chimney money, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in England for each chimney.
- Chimney pot (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the roof.
- Chimney swallow. (Zool.) (a) An American swift (Ch[ae]ture pelasgica) which lives in chimneys. (b) In England, the common swallow (Hirundo rustica).
- Chimney sweep, Chimney sweeper, one who cleans chimneys of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off the soot. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'chimney'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abysm,
- abyss,
- arroyo,
- box canyon,
- breach,
- break,
- canyon,
- cavity,
- chap,
- chasm,
- check,
- chimney corner,
- chink,
- chute,
- cleft,
- cleuch,
- clough,
- col,
- coulee,
- couloir,
- country rock,
- crack,
- cranny,
- crevasse,
- crevice,
- cut,
- cwm,
- defile,
- dell,
- deposit,
- dike,
- ditch,
- donga,
- draw,
- excavation,
- fault,
- fender,
- fire screen,
- fireboard,
- fireguard,
- fireplace,
- fireside,
- fissure,
- flaw,
- flue,
- flue pipe,
- flume,
- fracture,
- fumarole,
- funnel,
- furrow,
- gangue,
- gap,
- gape,
- gash,
- gorge,
- groove,
- gulch,
- gulf,
- gully,
- hearth,
- hearthstone,
- hob,
- hole,
- hub,
- incision,
- ingle,
- inglenook,
- ingleside,
- joint,
- kloof,
- leak,
- lode,
- lodestuff,
- matrix,
- mineral deposit,
- moat,
- notch,
- nullah,
- opening,
- ore bed,
- pass,
- passage,
- pay dirt,
- ravine,
- rent,
- rift,
- rime,
- rupture,
- scissure,
- seam,
- shoot,
- slit,
- slot,
- smokehole,
- smokeshaft,
- smokestack,
- split,
- stack,
- stock,
- stovepipe,
- trench,
- valley,
- vein,
- void,
- wadi
Words containing 'Chimney'
- Chimneys,
- Chimney Rock,
- Chimney board,
- Chimney cap,
- Chimney corner,
- Chimney hook,
- Chimney lug,
- Chimney money,
- Chimney pot,
- Chimney swallow,
- Chimney sweep,
- Chimney sweeper,
- Steam chimney,
- Stick chimney,
- chimney bellflower,
- chimney breast,
- chimney plant,
- chimney swift,
- lamp chimney,
- Chimney Rock, NC,
- Chimney-breast,
- Chimney-piece