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Definition of Hearth
1. Noun. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built. "The hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
Group relationships: Chimney
Specialized synonyms: Fire
Terms within: Fire Iron, Fireside, Hearthstone, Chimneypiece, Mantel, Mantelpiece, Mantle, Mantlepiece, Water Back
Generic synonyms: Niche, Recess
2. Noun. Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace. "Fighting in defense of their firesides"
Generic synonyms: Abode, Domicile, Dwelling, Dwelling House, Habitation, Home
Group relationships: Fireplace, Open Fireplace
Language type: Synecdoche
3. Noun. An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room). "They sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
Definition of Hearth
1. n. 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.
Definition of Hearth
1. Noun. A brick, stone or cement floor to a fireplace or oven ¹
2. Noun. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire may be built ¹
3. Noun. The lowest part of a metallurgical furnace ¹
4. Noun. A symbol for home or family life ¹
5. Noun. (context: paganism) A household or group following the modern pagan faith of Heathenry. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hearth
1. the floor of a fireplace [n -S]
Medical Definition of Hearth
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1. 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. "There was a fire on the hearth burning before him." (Jer. Xxxvi. 22) "Where fires thou find'st unraked and hearths unswept. There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry." (Shak)
2. The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.
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