Noun
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 dictionarythe 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