Hearth
11hearth — UK [hɑː(r)θ] / US [hɑrθ] noun [countable] Word forms hearth : singular hearth plural hearths the floor of a fireplace in a house and the area around it a log fire roaring in the hearth • hearth and home …
12hearth — noun Etymology: Middle English herth, from Old English heorth; akin to Old High German herd hearth, and probably to Sanskrit kūḍayāti he scorches Date: before 12th century 1. a. a brick, stone, or concrete area in front of a fireplace b. the… …
13hearth — hearthless, adj. /hahrth/, n. 1. the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc., often extending a short distance into a room. 2. home; fireside: the joys of family and hearth. 3. Metall. a. the lower part of a blast furnace, cupola, etc …
14hearth — noun (C) 1 the area of floor around a fireplace in a house 2 hearth and home literary your home and family: the joys of hearth and home …
15hearth — [[t]hɑrθ[/t]] n. 1) bui the floor of a fireplace, usu. of stone, brick, etc., often extending into a room 2) mel a) the lower part of a blast furnace, cupola, etc., in which the molten metal collects and from which it is tapped out b) the part of …
16Hearth — Heb. ah (Jer. 36:22, 23; R.V., brazier ), meaning a large pot like a brazier, a portable furnace in which fire was kept in the king s winter apartment. Heb. kiyor (Zech. 12:6; R.V., pan ), a fire pan. Heb. moqed (Ps. 102:3; R.V., fire… …
17hearth — noun Hearth is used before these nouns: ↑rug …
18hearth — Synonyms and related words: ancestral halls, brood, children, chimney, chimney corner, family, family homestead, fender, fire screen, fireboard, fireguard, fireplace, fireside, flue, folks, foyer, get, hearth and home, hearthstone, hob, home,… …
19hearth — [OE] Etymologically, hearth seems to mean ‘burning place’. It has been suggested that its West Germanic ancestor *kherthaz, which also produced German herd and Dutch haard, may be connected with Latin cremāre ‘burn’ (source of English cremate… …
20hearth — n 1. fireside, fireplace, fire, hearthside, hearthstone, chimney corner, Brit. Dial. ingle, Brit. Dial. ingleside, Chiefly Brit. inglenook or ingle nook. 2. home, home sweet home, homestead, hearth and home, hearthstead, household, family, family …
