hearth

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Synonyms: hearty, dearth, heart, earth, health, heath, harth, hearte, hearts, yearth

Antonyms: hearty, dearth, heart, earth, health, heath, harth, hearte, hearts, yearth

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|Q585473}}The [[place]] in a [[home]] where a [[fire]] is or was traditionally kept for home [[heating]] and for [[cooking]], usually constituted by at least a [[hearthstone]] and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of [[reredos]], [[fireplace]], [[oven]], [[smoke hood]], or [[chimney]].
2. A [[hearthstone]], either as standalone or as the floor of an enclosed [[fireplace]] or [[oven]].
3. A [[fireplace]]: an open [[recess]] in a [[wall]] at the [[base]] of a [[chimney]] where a [[fire]] may be [[built]].
4. The lowest part of a [[metallurgical]] [[furnace]].
5. A [[brazier]], [[chafing dish]], or [[firebox]].
6. {{lb|en|figurative}} [[home|Home]] or [[family]] [[life]].
7. {{lb|en|Germanic paganism}} A household or group in some forms of the modern pagan faith [[Heathenry]].

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