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flue vs chimney

chimney vs flue

flue and chimney both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
flue Yes No No No
chimney Yes No No No
As nouns, chimney is a hyponym of flue; that is, chimney is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flue:
  • flue: a conduit to carry off smoke
  • chimney: a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
Other hyponyms of flue include chimneystack, lamp chimney.
flue (noun) chimney (noun)
a conduit to carry off smoke a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp
flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
Difference between flue and chimney

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