chimney

Examples

• All

• He settled the glass chimney on the lamp and smiled down at her.

  Fiction book (1991)

• To maintain efficiency, check the chimney of your oil lamp regularly for any soot buildup.

• A bird flew down my chimney one Christmas morning and was trapped behind the glass front.

  Blog text (1)

• At the back of the building, a brick chimney rose above the ridgepole.

  Fiction book (1990)

• Also, you need to have extra wicks and chimneys.

  Blog text (22)

• I lifted its chimney, twisted the knob that raised the blackened wick, and lit it.

  Fiction book (1999)

• A well-designed chimney allows for maximum airflow, improving the lamp's light output.

Synonyms

L

lamp chimney

vschimney

• Archaic

6.3

A glass tube that covers a lamp flame to protect it and help it burn steadily

is broader, stressing protection and improved combustion rather than shape or airflow control

Idioms

S

to smoke like a chimney

• Informal

3 6.8

To light and use many cigarettes every day

Compounds

C

chimney corner

• Archaic

1 6.3

A corner of a room next to a fireplace where people sit to feel warm

C

chimney swift

• US

8.4

A small fast North American bird that nests in chimneys and eats flying insects

C

chimney swallow

8.4

A small bird that often nests in chimneys and catches insects in flight

C

chimney bellflower

9.9

A tall plant with bell-shaped blue or purple flowers

C

chimney breast

• UK

7.9

The part of a wall that sticks into a room to hold a fireplace

C

chimney plant

9.8

A tall plant with upright stems and blue bell-shaped flowers

C

crumbling chimney

5.6

The tall brick part of a house that is breaking apart and losing pieces

L

lamp chimney

• Archaic

6.3

A glass tube that covers a lamp flame to protect it and help it burn steadily

How Enclosed

lantern

113 1.0

chimney

• Archaic

3 6.9

Surface Forms

Etymology