Definition of CHIMNEY

chimney

Plural: chimneys, chimnies

Noun

  • A vertical pipe or flue for smoke or gases.
  • a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
  • a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
  • 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 hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.
  • The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.
  • The smokestack of a steam locomotive.
  • A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.
  • A vagina.
  • A black eye; a shiner.

Verb

  • To negotiate a chimney (narrow vertical cave passage) by pushing against the sides with back, feet, hands, etc.

Examples

  • The board seemed to have a chimney of letters, perfect for a long word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English chymeney, chymney, chymne, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos, “furnace”). Doublet of chimenea.

Synonyms

lamp chimney, lum

Scrabble Score: 17

chimney: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
chimney: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
chimney: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

chimney: valid Words With Friends Word