chimney

Everyday

1. A chimney is a tall pipe or structure that carries smoke and hot gases from a fire or stove up and out through the roof. tree →
2. A chimney is also the part of it that sticks up above the roof. tree →

In the lessons

In houses with fireplaces, smoke goes up the chimney; in stories Father Christmas comes down the chimney, and factories have tall chimneys. In science and safety: chimneys must be cleaned, because soot can catch fire. Phrases: chimney sweep, smoke from the chimney, smoke like a chimney, chimney pot.

Examples

• Smoke rose from the chimney of the little cottage. tree →
• In the story, Santa slid down the chimney. tree →
• A bird built a nest on top of the chimney. tree →
• The chimney sweep cleaned out the black soot. tree →
• The factory had two tall brick chimneys. tree →
• Grandpa used to smoke like a chimney, but he stopped. tree →
• We could see chimneys on every roof in the street. tree →
• All the chimneys in the town were smoking. tree →

Note

Countable: a chimney, chimneys (just add «s», because the y follows a vowel). Trap: it is spelt «chimney», and people sometimes wrongly say «chimbley» or «chimley».