English > open fireplace: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built. |
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| Synonyms | fireplace, hearth |
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| Part of | chimney | A vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building |
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| Parts | fire iron | metal fireside implements |
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| hearth, fireside | home symbolized as a part of the fireplace |
| hearthstone | A stone that forms a hearth |
| mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece, chimneypiece | shelf that projects from wall above fireplace |
| water back | water heater consisting of a tank or pipes set at the back of a fireplace or in the firebox of a stove |
| Narrower | fire | A fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning |
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| Broader | recess, niche | An enclosure that is set back or indented |
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| Spanish | chimenea, hogar, lar, llar |
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| Catalan | llar de foc, llar, xemeneia |
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