chim
ney
Plural
chimneys
1
a channel or passage that lets the smoke from a fire pass through and get out from the roof of a building
- Smoke rose from the chimney on the cold winter morning.
- The bird built a nest inside the chimney.
- Santa Claus is often imagined coming down the chimney.
- The chimney was cleaned before starting the fireplace.
- He saw the flames through the chimney’s opening.
2
a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
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