ಅರ್ಥ : An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
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.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : fireplace, open fireplace
ಅರ್ಥ : Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
Driven from hearth and home.
Fighting in defense of their firesides.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : fireside
ಅರ್ಥ : An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room).
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
They sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : fireside