hearth

Noun

Meaning

The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove.

The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.

The floor of a furnace, on which the material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a melting furnace, into which the melted material settles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

fireside fireplace open fireplace fender brazier house tinder crucible hearthstone place home family fire salamander homestead
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Antonyms

avenue lane shoal drover terrace posse
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Hypernyms

area country home niche dwelling habitation

Hyponyms

fire

Phrases with the word

hearth rug hearth bread hearth condition furnace hearth hearth board hearth-penny

Anagrams

Hertha

Examples

the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it Source: Internet

he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it Source: Internet

the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires Source: Internet

driven from hearth and home Source: Internet

fighting in defense of their firesides Source: Internet

they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

heartfully heartfulness heartgrief hearth and home hearth board hearth bread