Chimney (Noun)
Meaning 1
A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The family huddled together, listening to the creaking sounds as Father climbed down from cleaning the soot-covered chimney above their heads.
- Repairmen cleared off large portions of thick white material adhered firmly all the way through, practically consuming her metal made-chimney exhaust built carefully down wide property surrounding lawn corners outdoors front gardens throughout lawn ornament posts like cassettes getting fed wires many copper as stones neatly framed patio pretty built flowers rising pink once gardens plants dying lost whole sun evening gassed silent spark gurn fires bursting not steam dust flew until past seen always under building shadows blue beyond flames back hard orange low.
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Hyponyms
Meaning 2
A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The glass chimney fit perfectly around the wick, containing the flame of the oil lamp.
- Care was needed not to shatter the delicate chimney while carrying the oil lamp up the stairs.
- Replacing the oil lamp's cracked chimney allowed it to cast a warm and inviting light again.
- Regular cleaning of the soot-encrusted chimney kept the oil lamp's wick burning bright.
- Gentle shaking could be necessary to extinguish the wick in some older models lacking an upper chimney mount for removal.