Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chimneyful

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: chim-ney-ful
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount that fits in a chimney

Example Sentences

"He put the sticks on the fire, and fetched more, till they had a good crackling chimneyful of blaze. The rippling running yellow flame made them both happy, warmed their faces and their souls."

Etymology

From chimney + -ful.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: chimney

Inflected Forms

chimneyfuls (plural)

Questions

What does chimneyful mean?: The amount that fits in a chimney
Where does chimneyful come from?: From chimney + -ful.

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