noun
Meaning 1
The area near a domestic fire or hearth.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fireside
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noun
Meaning 2
One's home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
Qualifier: symbolic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Home life.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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noun
Meaning 4
A supplementary meeting in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Mormonism
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- driven from hearth and home
- fighting in defense of their firesides
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hearth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house
noun
Meaning 6
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hearth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: area, country
History
Etymology
From fire + side.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Galician: lar — Translations
- German: Kaminecke — Translations
- Greek: παραγώνι (paragóni) — Translations
- Navajo: honibąąh — Translations
- Russian: у ками́на (u kamína) — Translations
- Spanish: alrededor de la chimenea — Translations
- Turkish: ocakbaşı — Translations
- Turkish: şömine kenarı — Translations
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