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hearth

noun
HAHRTH/hɑɹθ/UKHAHTH/hɑːθ/

Pluralhearths

6 meanings of hearth

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The fireplace in a home, or the place where a fire is kept for warmth and cooking.

    The family sat around the hearth on cold winter nights.

    In the old cabin, the hearth was the warmest place to be.

    Similarfireplace

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  2. 2
    fire stonenouncountable
    The flat stone that a fire sits on, on its own or inside a fireplace or oven.

    The dog slept on the warm hearth.

    Mom set the kettle on the hearth to keep it warm.

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  3. 3
    home lifenounfiguratively
    Home, and life together with your family.

    Soldiers far from home dreamed of hearth and family.

    After years on the road, he longed for hearth and home.

    UsageUsually in the phrase hearth and home.

    Similarhome, fireside

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  4. 4
    furnace bottomnouncountable
    The bottom part of a big furnace used to melt metal.

    Hot liquid iron pooled in the hearth at the bottom of the furnace.

    The workers fixed the cracks in the furnace's hearth.

Less common meanings

  1. 5
    nounrare
    A metal pan or box that holds burning coal or a small fire.
  2. 6
    noun
    A family or small group that follows Heathenry, a modern pagan religion.

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Origin

From the Old English word heorþ. It may come from a very old root meaning "heat" or "fire".

Checked 31 Oct 2026 · 2 facts