Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun hearth

3 senses of hearth

Sense 1
fireplace, hearth, open 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")
       => recess, niche -- (an enclosure that is set back or indented)

Sense 2
hearth, fireside -- (home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides")
       => dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house -- (housing that someone is living in; "he built a modest dwelling near the pond"; "they raise money to provide homes for the homeless")

Sense 3
hearth, fireside -- (an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire")
       => area, country -- (a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography); "it was a mountainous area"; "Bible country")