NOUN | location | fireside, hearth | an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room) |
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artifact | fireside, hearth | home symbolized as a part of the fireplace |
Sounds | fay'ersay.d | |
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Rhymes | abide ... Yuletide: 172 rhymes with ayd... |
Meaning | An area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room). | |
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Synonym | hearth | |
Broader | area, country | A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) |
Meaning | home symbolized as a part of the fireplace. | |
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Example | "fighting in defense of their firesides" | |
Synonym | hearth | |
Part of | fireplace, hearth, open fireplace | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built |
Broader | dwelling, home, domicile, abode, habitation, dwelling house | housing that someone is living in |
Usage of | synecdoche | Substituting a more inclusive term for a less inclusive one or vice versa |
Spanish | hogar | |
Catalan | llar de foc, llar |
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