NOUN | artifact | chimney | a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building |
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artifact | chimney, lamp chimney | a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp |
Sounds | chih'mniy | |
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Rhymes | abalone ... Zuni: 221 rhymes with niy... |
Meaning | A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building. | |
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Parts | chimneystack | The part of the chimney that is above the roof |
damper | A movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace | |
fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built | |
Narrower | smokestack, stack | A large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated |
stovepipe | chimney consisting of a metal pipe of large diameter that is used to connect a stove to a flue | |
Broader | flue | A conduit to carry off smoke |
Spanish | chimenea, chimeneas | |
Catalan | xemeneia |
Meaning | A glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp. | |
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Synonym | lamp chimney | |
Part of | oil lamp, kerosene lamp, kerosine lamp | A lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light |
Broader | flue | A conduit to carry off smoke |
Spanish | chimenea de quinqué, chimenea, tubo de cristal, tubo de lámpara |
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