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hearth

Nouns

• (n) an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
  • the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
  • he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it
  • the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires
  fireplace, open fireplace,
• (n) home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
  • driven from hearth and home
  • fighting in defense of their firesides
  fireside,
• (n) an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
  • they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
  fireside,

Synonyms

fireplace open fireplace fireside

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