HyperDic: fireplace

English > 1 sense of the word fireplace:
NOUNartifactfireplace, hearth, open fireplacean open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
fireplace > pronunciation
Soundsfay'erpley.s
Rhymesace / ACE ... workplace: 67 rhymes with eys...
English > fireplace: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAn open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.
Example"the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"
Synonymshearth, open fireplace
Part ofchimneyA vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
Partsfire ironmetal fireside implements
hearth, firesidehome symbolized as a part of the fireplace
hearthstoneA stone that forms a hearth
mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypieceshelf that projects from wall above fireplace
water backwater heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove
NarrowerfireA fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
Broaderrecess, nicheAn enclosure that is set back or indented
Spanishchimenea, hogar, lar, llar
Catalanllar de foc, llar, xemeneia

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