Meaning

6 senses

  1. A vertical tube or hollow column used to emit environmentally polluting gaseous and solid matter (including but not limited to by-products of burning carbon- or hydrocarbon-based fuels); a flue.

    Kamin, Esse, Schlot

    труба́trubá, дымохо́дdymoxód, дымова́я труба́dymovája trubá

    димова́ труба́dymová trubá, димохі́дdymoxíd, дима́рdymár

  2. The glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp.

    Kamin

    ла́мповое стекло́lámpovoje stekló

    a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp

  3. (UK)The smokestack of a steam locomotive.

    Schlot

    труба́trubá

  4. A narrow cleft in a rock face; a narrow vertical cave passage.

    Spalte, Schlot

    расще́линаrasščélina

  5. (euphemistic, vulgar)A vagina.

  6. (Northern Ireland, slang)A black eye; a shiner.

Examples

103 sentences

  1. Smoke was rising from the chimney.

    ruИз трубы поднимался дым. — marafon

    deAus dem Schornstein stieg Rauch auf. — xtofu80

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  2. Smoke is rising from the chimney.

    ruИз дымохода поднимается дым. — Ivanovb

    deAus dem Schornstein kommt Rauch. — Manfredo

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  3. The chimney is made of brick.

    ruДымоход сделан из кирпича. — marafon

    deDer Schornstein besteht aus Ziegelsteinen. — al_ex_an_der

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  4. This chimney is made of brick.

    ruЭтот дымоход сложен из кирпича. — Selena777

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  5. Smoke poured out of the chimney.

    deRauch quoll aus dem Schornstein. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
vertical tube or hollow column; a flue:
Русский
By meaning 3
vertical tube or hollow column; a flue:
glass flue surrounding the flame of an oil lamp:
narrow cleft in a rock face:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
vertical tube or hollow column; a flue:
narrow cleft in a rock face:

Origin

From Middle English chymeneye, chymneye, chymene, from Old French cheminee, from Late Lati

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.

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Forms

plural: chimneys

Synonyms

2 synonyms
lum
Close in meaning
  • a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp:lamp chimney

Word family

32 related words
Derivedchimney balloonchimney boardchimney breastchimney cakechimney campanulachimney canchimney capchimney cornerchimney-dutychimney effectchimney firechimney flashingchimney flutechimneyfulchimney-glasschimney hookchimneylesschimneylikechimney-moneychimneypiecechimney potchimney-pot hatchimneyscapechimney stack

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
chillyC1chimechimerachimpanzeeA2chinA2

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