MEANING
The floor of a fireplace and the adjacent noncombustible area in front of it.
Use it for
fire tending; domestic gathering; traces of useBring the room's heat source down to the level of feet and ashes.
Words that belong together
- stone hearth
- sweep the hearth
- sit by the hearth
On the page
A coal rolled onto the stone hearth and glowed there.
The children arranged their wet boots beside the hearth.
By morning, the swept hearth held only one grey feather of ash.
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Word forms
- Base
- hearth
Usage notes
Primary category: architecture. Also evokes home and domestic life figuratively; not the chimney or mantel above. Count noun: hearths.
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