chimaera | (noun) a deep-sea fish with a tapering body, smooth skin, and long threadlike tail | - |
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(noun) a grotesque product of the imagination | Synonyms: chimera |
chime | (noun) a percussion instrument consisting of a set of tuned bells that are struck with a hammer; used as an orchestral instrument | Synonyms: bell, gong |
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chimer | (noun) a fur-lined coat decorated with braid, worn in the sixteenth century. | Synonyms: chamarre, simarre |
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chimera | (noun) a grotesque product of the imagination | Synonyms: chimaera |
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chimney | (noun) a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building | - |
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(noun) a glass flue surrounding the wick of an oil lamp | Synonyms: lamp chimney |
chimneypiece | (noun) shelf that projects from wall above fireplace | Synonyms: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece |
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chimneypot | (noun) a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase the draft | - |
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chimneystack | (noun) the part of the chimney that is above the roof; usually has several flues | - |
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chimneysweep | (noun) someone who cleans soot from chimneys | Synonyms: chimneysweeper, sweep |
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chimneysweeper | (noun) someone who cleans soot from chimneys | Synonyms: chimneysweep, sweep |
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chimp | (noun) intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | Synonyms: chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes |
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chimpanzee | (noun) intelligent somewhat arboreal ape of equatorial African forests | Synonyms: chimp, Pan troglodytes |
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