hearth
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it
Types & categories
Parts & wholes
- chimney part holonym
- fire iron part meronym
- hearth part meronym
- hearthstone part meronym
- mantel part meronym
- water back part meronym
Sense 2 noun
home symbolized as a part of the fireplace
driven from hearth and home
Types & categories
- dwelling hypernym
Parts & wholes
- fireplace part holonym
Related & opposite
- synecdoche domain usage
Sense 3 noun
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire
Types & categories
- area hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chimney |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fire iron |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hearth |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | hearthstone |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | mantel |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | water back |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | niche |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fire |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | synecdoche |
| 2 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | fireplace |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | dwelling |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | area |