hearth
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8.4
- noun
- /hɑrθ/
- Literature
- Oh, defenders of home and hearth!
- hearth and home
- hearth or the family
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- Why is Hestia the goddess of the hearth, you know, is there an explanation for that?
- And it's known as only as the power of the state or the hearth.
- So he says that you've got the power presiding over the hearth.
Examples
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The cozy cottage had a beautiful hearth where the children would tell stories on cold nights.
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During the harsh winter months, the family gathered around the hearth for warmth and companionship.
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What brings you from your hearth on a night like this?
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You will like the warm fire upon the hearth... ...and the long, long nights.
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But Uncle Mac said no woman should leave her own hearth and husband in June.
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Jimmy sat alone on the hearth, looking at the round black rock.
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There was a fire crackling in a hearth of river stone.
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It was around this hearth that the king would have feasted and held councils.
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There were religious revivals which redefined womanhood and women's rightful place as hearth and home.
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Traditions were shared among relatives as they sat by the hearth, creating a sense of home and belonging.
Synonyms
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1.0
An open space in a wall where you make a fire to heat a room or for decoration
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3.4
The home as a place of warmth and family life
1
7.9
A flat stone that forms the floor of a fireplace and the area in front
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3.7
The main place or person in a home that makes people feel warm and come together
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9.9
A fireplace in an old house where people burn wood to warm the room
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9.9
The home where a family feels safe and comfortable
Compounds
- Archaic
1
8.1
A large hot oven that makes steel by heating metal on a shallow bed with flames above
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5.5
Comforting heat and coziness from a fireplace that makes you feel at home
- Archaic
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8.2
A way of making steel by melting iron and scrap metal in a large open furnace
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hearth came to mean a person's 'home' because families long ago cooked, ate, and sat around the hearth for warmth and comfort. A helpful way to remember this is to think of the hearth like the heart of the home, the central place of warmth and family.