1. fireplace, hearth, open fireplace

an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built

Example Sentences:
'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'

Synonyms

• fireplace
• open fireplace

2. fireside, hearth

home symbolized as a part of the fireplace

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

Synonyms

• fireside

3. 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'

Synonyms

• fireside