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How to pronounce hearth in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms fireplace, open fireplace
Type of niche, recess
Has types fire


he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it.
the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires.
Type Words
Synonyms fireside
Type of abode, domicile, dwelling, dwelling house, habitation, home


driven from hearth and home.
Type Words
Synonyms fireside
Type of area, country


they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire.

Examples of hearth

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A masonry fireplace with a natural stone hearth is sure to add warmth and style.
From the washingtontimes.com
Hearth rugs to keep embers off the floor are popular gifts, according to Kaplan.
From the dailyherald.com
Its main level is open, with original woodwork and a fireplace with tile hearth.
From the boston.com
And on Christmas, he plans to play it on a television he's hidden in the hearth.
From the npr.org
Vestal Virgins, marking the goddess of the hearth, have something to answer for.
From the smh.com.au
I've always loved the way fire dances and illuminates, warming hearth and soul.
From the sltrib.com
The celebrants also lit their own hearth fires anew with embers from the blaze.
From the sltrib.com
A starburst of lights hangs over a faux hearth, and a cowhide rug hugs the floor.
From the washingtonpost.com
An oversize hood levitates over the wood-burning fireplace and its raised hearth.
From the jsonline.com
More examples
  • Fireplace: an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
  • Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
  • An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
  • In common historic and modern usage, a hearth is a brick- or stone-lined fireplace or oven often used for cooking and/or heating. For many years, the hearth was considered an integral part of a home, often its central or most important feature. ...
  • The Cornell University Library is the library system of Cornell University. In 2005 it held 7.5 million printed volumes in open stacks, 8. ...
  • The Hearth is a live album featuring a performance by Cecil Taylor with Tristan Honsinger and Evan Parker recorded in Berlin on June 30, 1988 as part of month long series of concerts by Taylor and released on the FMP label.
  • (HEARTHS) Pieces of Marble, from three to five feet in length, and from twenty to twenty-three inches in width, which are placed before chimney-pieces for ornament, and to preserve floorings and carpets from accidents from fire. They are both simple and composite. ...
  • The fireproof area directly in front of a fireplace. The inner or outer floor of a fireplace, usually made of brick, tile, or stone.
  • The floor of a fireplace that extends outwards into the room.