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# fireplace

noun (fireplace, fireplaces)

«fireplace» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A fireplace is an open space at the bottom of a chimney inside a room, where a fire is lit to heat the room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#m1)

### In the lessons

In everyday life and safety: use a fireguard, never put paper or toys near the fire, and keep children back from it. In stories, families gather by the fireplace; Father Christmas comes down the chimney. In history, fireplaces were the main heat and cooking place. Phrases: «by the fireplace», «a stone fireplace», «light a fire in the fireplace».

### Examples

- We sat by the fireplace and read stories. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x1)
- Stockings hung over the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x2)
- Put the fireguard in front of the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x3)
- The old house had a fireplace in every room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x4)
- Never throw rubbish into the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x5)
- Logs crackled in the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x6)
- The cat loves sleeping in front of the fireplace. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x7)
- A fireplace full of burning logs was painted on the wall opposite the door. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/#x8)

### Note

Compound word: fire + place. Similar: «hearth», «fire». The shelf above it is the «mantelpiece». Safety: smoke alarms and fireguards are needed where fires are lit. Not a number word.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fireplace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fireplace» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fireplace.html) on Mova free.