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| NOUN | 1 | hearth, fireplace, open fireplace | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built |
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| 2 | hearth, fireside | Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace | |
| 3 | hearth, fireside | An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) |
| Sounds | hhaa'rth |
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| Rhymes | Barth, Hogarth |
| Meaning | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built. |
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| Examples | "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" |
| Synonyms | fireplace, open fireplace |
| Part of | chimney |
| Parts | fire iron; hearth, fireside; hearthstone; mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece; water back |
| Broader | recess, niche |
| Narrower | fire |
| Meaning | Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace. |
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| Examples | "driven from hearth and home" |
| Synonyms | fireside |
| Part of | fireplace, hearth, open fireplace |
| Usage | synecdoche |
| Broader | dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house |
| Meaning | An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room). |
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| Examples | "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire" |
| Synonyms | fireside |
| Broader | area, country |
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