fireside

Definition of Fireside in English :

1. fireside, hearth

an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)

Example Sentences:
'they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire'

2. fireside, hearth

home symbolized as a part of the fireplace

Example Sentences:
'driven from hearth and home'
'fighting in defense of their firesides'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Fireside

noun

1.

the hearth

2.

family life; the home

noun

1.

the part of a room near a fireplace or hearth

2.

home or home life

n.

1. The area immediately surrounding a fireplace or hearth.

2. A home.

adj.

At or as if at a fireside: a fireside chat.