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CHIMN-ee/ˈtʃɪmni/

A chimney is a tall pipe or part of a house that takes smoke from a fire or a cooker to the sky. Countable: a chimney, chimneys. A pipe can carry water; a chimney carries smoke. A roof is the top of the house; the chimney stands on the roof. Mix-up: chimney vs chin (on your face) — extra ney.

Meaning

A pipe or tall part of a building that takes smoke out from a fire.

Examples

• “Smoke is coming from the chimney.”
• “Father Christmas stories use the chimney.”
• “Birds have nested in that old chimney.”

Good to know

a chimney (smoke out). Contrast: roof (top of house), pipe (often water). Mix-up: chin.

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