Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: chimney
IPA transcription: [tʃ'ɪmni]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: chimney
    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
Usage examples
  • And the chimney right in the room!
  • "At the bottom of the perpendicular chimney," he answered.
  • Suddenly a shower of mortar came rattling down the chimney.
  • Another three hours, and I saw no bottom to the chimney yet.
  • About twenty miles from Scott's Bluff stands old Chimney Rock.
  • You could rub soot from the chimney all over my face and hands.
  • There was a wide fireplace in the big chimney which was built outside.
  • He examined the window; he examined the door; he cast a glance up the chimney.
  • Thanks to the advice of a friendly chimney swift, it did not take him long to find one.
  • They both looked at it as it blazed, went out, and flew in feathery ash up the chimney.