What does chimney mean?
Definitions for chimney
ˈtʃɪm nichim·ney
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word chimney.
Princeton's WordNet
chimneynoun
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
lamp chimney, chimneynoun
a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
Wiktionary
chimneynoun
A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon or hydro-carbon based fuels); a flue.
chimneynoun
The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
chimneynoun
The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
chimneynoun
A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
chimneyverb
To negotiate a chimney (sense #4) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.
Etymology: From cheminee, from caminus, from.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CHIMNEYnoun
Etymology: cheminée, French.
Chimnies, with scorn, rejecting smoke. Jonathan Swift.
The night has been unruly: where we lay,
Our chimnies were blown down. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.The chimney
Is south the chamber; and the chimneypiece,
Chaste Dian bathing. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.The fire which the Chaldeans worshipped for a god, is crept into every man’s chimney. Walter Raleigh, Hist. b. i. c. 68.
Low offices, which some neighbours hardly think it worth stirring from their chimney sides to obtain. Jonathan Swift, on Sac. Test.
ChatGPT
chimney
A chimney is a vertical hollow structure, typically made of metal, masonry, or brick, designed to carry smoke, soot, and gases from a fireplace, furnace, boiler, or incinerator out of a building. It often contains a flue to control the airflow and create a draft, allowing the unwanted gases to safely rise and disperse into the atmosphere.
Webster Dictionary
Chimneynoun
a fireplace or hearth
Chimneynoun
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
Chimneynoun
a tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion
Chimneynoun
a body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending downward in a vein
Etymology: [F. chemine, LL. caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. furnace, oven.]
Wikidata
Chimney
A chimney is a structure which provides ventilation for hot flue gases or smoke from a boiler, stove, furnace or fireplace to the outside atmosphere. Chimneys are typically vertical, or as near as possible to vertical, to ensure that the gases flow smoothly, drawing air into the combustion in what is known as the stack, or chimney, effect. The space inside a chimney is called a flue. Chimneys may be found in buildings, steam locomotives and ships. In the United States, the term smokestack is also used when referring to locomotive chimneys or ship chimneys, and the term funnel can also be used. The height of a chimney influences its ability to transfer flue gases to the external environment via stack effect. Additionally, the dispersion of pollutants at higher altitudes can reduce their impact on the immediate surroundings. In the case of chemically aggressive output, a sufficiently tall chimney can allow for partial or complete self-neutralization of airborne chemicals before they reach ground level. The dispersion of pollutants over a greater area can reduce their concentrations and facilitate compliance with regulatory limits.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Chimney
chim′ni, n. a passage for the escape of smoke or heated air from a furnace: in houses, that part of the passage which is built above the roof: anything of a like shape.—ns. Chim′ney-can, or -pot, a cylindrical pipe of earthenware or other material placed at the top of a chimney to increase the draught; Chim′ney-cor′ner, in old chimneys, the space between the fire and the wall forming the sides of the fireplace: fireside, commonly spoken of as the place for the aged and infirm; Chim′ney-piece, a shelf over the fireplace; Chim′ney-shaft, the stalk of a chimney which rises above the building; Chim′ney-Stack, a group of chimneys carried up together; Chim′ney-stalk, a very tall chimney; Chim′ney-swall′ow, the Hirundo rustica, a very common swallow: the chimney-swift; Chim′ney-sweep, Chim′ney-sweep′er, one who sweeps or cleans chimneys; Chim′ney-top, the top of a chimney.—Chimney-pot hat, a familiar name for the ordinary cylindrical hat of gentlemen. [Fr. cheminée—L. camīnus; Gr. kaminos, a furnace.]
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Anagrams for chimney »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of chimney in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of chimney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of chimney in a Sentence
The chimney had the same angle for three hundred and sixty meters. It was almost vertical, so when you fell, you fell hard into the wall. So it's something different [... ] I had to get used to the falling to just keep this out of my mind. Like to not be scared to fall.
Courtly love-poetry may first have been written during long periods of abstinence on the Crusades, but it would not have flourished in the cold of northern Europe without some help from the chimney.
The goal is to try and find the chimney, drill some bolts, put some ropes in and rappel down into different chimneys to wiggle down into the cave maze to see if we can get to the main passage, the key is finding the right hole. If you find the right hole it may not take very long. It's just whether you can find the right hole because they are all over the hillside.
A reputable home inspector is important as well, Jennifer McCormick added. Their reports could state there is a leak in the roof or chimney, a grading issue where water runs into a basement or a vacant/foreclosed house that appears to have humidity issues because the power is off. The inspector may see that these situations could allow mold to grow.
I didn't have a chimney growing up in the Bronx or in foster care, but I do have my community now, my friends and I want to make sure that trans kids feel like they are a gift to this world because they are. Acceptance and love are gifts Kyle Lasky and Pidgeon Pagonis all deserve all year.
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- مدخنةArabic
- bacaAzerbaijani
- дымаход, комінBelarusian
- лампено шише, коминBulgarian
- xemeneiaCatalan, Valencian
- cylindr, komínCzech
- skorstenDanish
- Kamin, Schornstein, Esse, Schlot, SpalteGerman
- καμινάδα, καπνοδόχοςGreek
- kamenoEsperanto
- chimenea, tubo de lámpara, tuboSpanish
- دودکشPersian
- kuilu, [[öljylampun]] [[lasi]], savupiippu, liekkilasiFinnish
- skorsteinurFaroese
- cheminéeFrench
- similearScottish Gaelic
- fumeira, chemineaGalician
- ધુમાડિયુંGujarati
- kürtő, kéményHungarian
- ծխնելույզArmenian
- strompur, reykháfur, skorsteinnIcelandic
- fumaiolo, caminoItalian
- 煙り出し, 煙出し, 煙突Japanese
- 굴뚝Korean
- caminusLatin
- KamäinLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- kaminasLithuanian
- dūmenis, skurstenisLatvian
- оџакMacedonian
- serombongMalay
- spleet, schouw, lampenkap, schoorsteenDutch
- skorstein, pipeNorwegian
- kominPolish
- chaminéPortuguese
- cămin, horn, fumar, coșRomanian
- дымоход, ламповое стекло, дымовая труба, труба, расщелинаRussian
- dimnjak, димњак, оџак, odžakSerbo-Croatian
- komínSlovak
- dimnikSlovene
- skorstenSwedish
- புகைப்போக்கிTamil
- bacaTurkish
- димохід, димова трубаUkrainian
- ống khóiVietnamese
- cimVolapük
- 煙囪Chinese
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