Hearth Definition

härth
noun
The stone or brick floor of a fireplace, often extending out into the room.
Webster's New World
The fireside as the center of family life.
Webster's New World
A fireplace.
A blazing fire in the hearth.
American Heritage
Family life; home.
Webster's New World
The lowest part of a blast furnace, on which the molten metal and slag are deposited.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Hearth

Noun

Singular:
hearth
Plural:
hearths

Origin of Hearth

  • From Middle English herth(e), from Old English heorþ, from Proto-Germanic *herþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“heat; fire”). Cognate with West Frisian hurd, Dutch haard, German Herd, Swedish härd.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English herth from Old English heorth ker-3 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Hearth Sentence Examples

  • He looked at the fire on the hearth.

  • Sasha sat before the hearth, as if deep in thought.

  • He set down the tray on the small table near the blazing hearth and sat.

  • It was past nightfall, and shadows and light from the hearth danced around him.

  • His pipe lay broken on the hearth.

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Words Starting With

HHEHEA

Words Ending With

HTHRTH

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With H6 Letter Words Ending With H