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hearth
noun
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
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Pronunciation
hɑːθ
Meaning
Definitions
noun
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”
noun
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
“driven from hearth and home”
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”
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Example Sentences
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
driven from hearth and home
fighting in defense of their firesides
they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
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