chimney

B2 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

Also spelled chimbley, chimbleys, and chimbly

US /ˈtʃɪmni/ UK /ˈt͡ʃɪmni/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #9020

Meanings

1

noun
A vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke from a fire up and out of a building.

Smoke rose gently from the cottage chimney.
2

noun
A tall pipe that releases smoke or waste gases from a factory.

The factory chimneys poured black smoke into the sky.
3

noun
A narrow vertical crack in a rock face that climbers can climb.

The climbers squeezed up a steep chimney in the cliff.

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1 noun · a vertical pipe or... flue

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Forms chimneys

Derived forms chimney-breastchimney-cornerchimney-dutychimney-glasschimney-moneychimney-piecechimney-sweepchimney-sweeperchimneyfulchimneylesschimneylikechimneypiece

Etymology

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

*kh₂em- Proto-Indo-European chymeneye Middle English cheminee Old French camīnāta la-lat camīnus Latin κάμῑνος Ancient Greek

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Space, Position & Direction Tools, Machines & Construction

# chimney

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈtʃɪmni
**IPA (UK):** ˈt͡ʃɪmni
**Frequency rank:** 9020

## Meanings
1. A vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke from a fire up and out of a building.
2. A tall pipe that releases smoke or waste gases from a factory.
3. A narrow vertical crack in a rock face that climbers can climb.

## Examples
- Smoke rose gently from the cottage chimney.
- The factory chimneys poured black smoke into the sky.
- The climbers squeezed up a steep chimney in the cliff.

## Derived Forms
- chimney-breast
- chimney-corner
- chimney-duty
- chimney-glass
- chimney-money
- chimney-piece
- chimney-sweep
- chimney-sweeper
- chimneyful
- chimneyless
- chimneylike
- chimneypiece

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kh₂em-
- Root: chymeneye
- Root: cheminee
- Root: camīnāta
- Root: camīnus
- Root: κάμῑνος

## Etymology
From Middle English chymeneye, chymneye, chymene, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos, “furnace”). Doublet of chimenea.

## AI Etymology
chimney is a noun. It is from Middle English chymeneye, chymneye, chymene, from Old French cheminee, from Late Latin camīnāta, from Latin camīnus, from Ancient Greek κάμῑνος (kámīnos, “furnace”). Doublet of chimenea. Historical forms in the chain include *kh₂em- (Proto-Indo-European), chymeneye (Middle English), cheminee (Old French), camīnāta (Late Latin), camīnus (Latin), and κάμῑνος (Ancient Greek). Current senses include a vertical pipe or structure that carries smoke from a fire up and out of a building, a tall pipe that releases smoke or waste gases from a factory, and a narrow vertical crack in a rock face that climbers can climb. Derived forms include chimney-breast, chimney-corner, chimney-duty, chimney-glass, and chimney-money.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction
- Tools, Machines & Construction

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