HEARTH as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
   Synonym(s)
   • fireplace (what does fireplace mean?)
   • open fireplace (what does open fireplace mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) hearth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • recess (what does recess mean?)
   • niche (what does niche mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • fire (what does fire mean?)
2. Meaning
   • home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
   Synonym(s)
   • fireside (what does fireside mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • driven from hearth and home
   • fighting in defense of their firesides
   Hypernyms(s) hearth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dwelling (what does dwelling mean?)
   • home (what does home mean?)
   • domicile (what does domicile mean?)
   • abode (what does abode mean?)
   • habitation (what does habitation mean?)
   • dwelling house (what does dwelling house mean?)
3. Meaning
   • an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
   Synonym(s)
   • fireside (what does fireside mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
   Hypernyms(s) hearth is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • area (what does area mean?)
   • country (what does country mean?)