[syn: hearth, fireside]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Fireside \Fire"side`\, n.
A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or
retirement.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
fireside
n 1: an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out
into a room); "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves
before the fire" [syn: hearth, fireside]
2: home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from
hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
[syn: hearth, fireside]