hearth – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
hearth
n.
floor of a fireplace; symbol of home and family
Hearth
In historic and modern usage, a
hearth is a
brick- or
stone-lined
fireplace, with or without an
oven, used for
heating and originally also used for
cooking food. For centuries, the hearth was such an integral part of a
home, usually its central and most important feature, that the concept has been generalized to refer to a homeplace or household, as in the terms "hearth and home" and "keep the home fires burning".
hearth
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) fireplace, open fireplace
(hypernym) recess, niche
(hyponym) fire
(part-holonym) chimney
(part-meronym) fire iron
2. home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
(synonym) fireside
(hypernym) dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house
(part-holonym) fireplace, open fireplace
(classification) synecdoche
3. an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
(synonym) fireside
(hypernym) area, country
hearth
n.
krb
hearth
Rzecz.
palenisko; kominek
