Fireplace

Definition: Fireplace

Fireplace

Noun

1. An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built.

Date "fireplace" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1380. (references)

Domain	Definition
Energy	A wood or gas burning appliance that is primarily used to provide ambiance to a room. Conventional, masonry fireplaces without energy saving features, often take more heat from a space than they put into it. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Fireplace

Synonyms: hearth (n), open fireplace (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Furnace	Fireplace, gas fireplace; coal fire, wood fire; fire-dog, fire-irons; grate, range, kitchener; caboose, camboose; poker, tongs, shovel, ashpan, hob, trivet; andiron, gridiron; ashdrop; frying-pan, stew-pan, backlog.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	You have to go look for the bones in the fireplace (The Haunting; writing credit: David Self) Mom, Dad, Patch pushed me into the fireplace. (One Hundred and One Dalmatians; writing credit: Dodie Smith) You ride on up there, clear out the Iindians, build a little cabin, get a nice fire goin' in the fireplace and me and Jake will gather a herd and then we'll come on up. (Lonesome Dove; writing credit: Larry McMurtry; William D. Wittliff) You know, I'm so glad I never got involved with you. I just would have ended up being some woman you had to get up out of bed and leave at 3:00 in the morning and go clean your andirons, and you don't even have a fireplace, not that I would know this (When Harry Met Sally...; writing credit: Nora Ephron) If you've got a fireplace, burn some wood in it. It'll be a lot better than running loose on the streets (Dracula Vs. Frankenstein; writing credit: William Pugsley; Samuel M. Sherman)
Lyrics	He reached above the fireplace and took down his daddy's picture (Coward of the County; performing artist: Kenny Rogers)
Movie/TV Titles	A Voice from the Fireplace (1910)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	The 2001 Report on Fireplace Surroundings and Hearths: World Market Segmentation by City (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	A Portfolio of Fireplace Ideas (Portfolio Of...Ideas) (reference) Fireplace & Mantel Ideas: Over 100 Classic Wood and Stone Fireplace Mantel Designs (reference) Fireplace Book : An Idea Book of Fireplace Designs (vol. 2) (reference) Fireplace Book : Idea Book of Fireplace Design (vol. 1) (reference) Sacred Fireplace (Oceti Wakan): Life and Teachings of a Lakota Medicine Man (reference) (more book examples)

Theater & Movies	3 Hour Original Video Fireplace (reference) Video Fireplace -The Original (reference) Ambient Fire -- Ultimate Video Fireplace (reference) Straight From the Hearth Fireplace VI (reference) 3 Hour Christmas Yule Log Fireplace Video (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Consumer Goods	Cushiony Fireplace Guard with 2 Corners (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Shown is the great room of the Children's Inn, showing the large fireplace. Credit: Bill Branson (Photographer).		Architectural drawing for a house ("Cape Cod House"). Perspective, 1st-2nd fireplace, entrance detail. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Interior view of room showing chandelier, decorative arch, fireplace, and furniture. Credit: Library of Congress.		Servant conversing with seated woman in muff reading by fireplace. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Coat of arms over fireplace and cherub decoration. Credit: Library of Congress.		Emerson's study [showing shelves of books, fireplace and desk]. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Lynda Bird Johnson and Charles Robb wedding picture taken in the White House [in front of fireplace, under picture of George Washington]. Credit: Library of Congress.		The Fireplace in living room, Paul Revere House, Boston, Mass. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Interior with fireplace. Credit: Library of Congress.		Fireplace in Negro hut. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Play	Caption
	Crackle; flame; warmth; fire pit; fireplace.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Title	Author	Quote
A Christmas Carol	Dickens, Charles	But the ghost sat down on the opposite side of the fireplace, as if he were quite used to it.
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Eponine and Azelma had taken good care not to forget this, and each had put one of her shoes in the fireplace.
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man	Joyce, James	Then replacing the jar in the locker he poured a little of the whisky into two glasses, added a little water and came back with them to the fireplace.
Walden	Thoreau, Henry David	I lingered most about the fireplace, as the most vital part of the house
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		If possible, do not use a wood-burning stove, kerosene heater, or fireplace. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

"Fireplace" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.98% of the time. "Fireplace" is used about 684 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	98.98%	677	9,752
Lexical Verb (base form)	0.44%	3	202,518
Noun (proper)	0.44%	3	202,518
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	0.15%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	684	N/A

Expression using "fireplace": open fireplace. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "fireplace": wall-fireplace.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "fireplace"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏موقد (bonfire, grate, hearth, heater, hotplate, stove), ‏مستوقد, ‏مصطلى (hearth), ‏مدفأة (hearth, heater). (various references)

Asturian		llar. (various references)

Bemba		umulilo. (various references)

Bulgarian		камина (chimney, grate, hearth), огнище (firebox, focus, hearth, ingle, nursery, range, seat). (various references)

Cebuano		halingan. (various references)

Chamorro		hali'an. (various references)

Chinese		壁炉, 壁爐 . (various references)

Cornish		olas. (various references)

Czech		ohništì (hearth), krb (fire, grate, hearth). (various references)

Danish		skorsten (chimney, hearth, smokestack). (various references)

Dutch		schouw (ferry, hearth, inspection), schoorsteen (chimney, hearth, smokestack), haardstede (hearth). (various references)

Ecuadorian Quechua		tullpa (stove). (various references)

Esperanto		kameno (hearth). (various references)

Faeroese		grúgva, eldstaður (hearth). (various references)

Finnish		uuni (furnace, kiln, oven, stove), takka (hearth), muuri (wall), avotakka. (various references)

French		cheminée. (various references)

Frisian		fjoerplaat. (various references)

German		Kamin (chimney, grate, hearth), feuerstelle (burnt spot, campfire site, hearth). (various references)

Greek		εστία (fire side, focus, furnace, hearth), τζάκι (fire place, fire side, hearth, hearthstone). (various references)

Hebrew		כור מפחה (hearth), בית מוקד (hearth). (various references)

Hungarian		kandalló (hearth). (various references)

Indonesian		perapian (brazier, ignition, oven, range). (various references)

Inuktitut		qijukmut igga. (various references)

Italian		fuoco (fire, flak, focus, heat, light), fumaiolo (chimney, fireside, funnel), focolare (fireside, hearth, home), camino (chimney), caminetto. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		暖炉 (hearth, stove). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		いろり (hearth), だんろ (disconnection, hearth, stove). (various references)

Korean		벽난로. (various references)

Macedonian		kamin. (various references)

Manx		chiollagh (hearth, ingle). (various references)

Papago		nahthakud (oven). (various references)

Pig Latin		ireplacefay.(various references)

Portuguese		lareira (fireside, hearth, ingle). (various references)

Provencal		fogal. (various references)

Romanian		focar (center, centre, firebox, focus, hotbed, seed plot, source, stokehold), vatrã (grate, hearth, home, house, rabble), sobã (stove), maşinã de gãtit (oven, range), cãmin (chimney, fireside, grate, hearth, home, hostel, mantelpiece, rest), şemineu (chimney, flue, hearth). (various references)

Romany		ojàkoos. (various references)

Ruanda		cheminee. (various references)

Russian		камин (fire place, fire-place, grate, hearth, mantelpiece). (various references)

Samoan		tainaafi. (various references)

Scottish		teallach (hearth, smith's). (various references)

Sepedi		sebeao. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		kamin. (various references)

Shona		choto. (various references)

Spanish		fuego (blaze, fire, hearth, lava, light), la chiminea, hogar (fireside, grate, hearth, home, interior, lieu, menage), el hogar, chimenea (bawl, chimney, fireside, hearth, howl, pipe, smokestack). (various references)

Swazi		lí-tîko. (various references)

Swedish		eldstad (firebox, furnace, hearth, stove). (various references)

Thai		เตาผิง. (various references)

Turkish		ocak (cooker, fire, furnace, grate, hearth, Jan, January, oven, range, seed plot, seedbed, stove), şömine (grate). (various references)

Ukrainian		топка (furnace), камін (chimney, grate, mantel), вогнище (balefire, bonfire, chimney, nursery). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	focos, focum, focus. (various references)
Late Latin	300-700	caminata. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Hosea Chapter 13, Verse 3
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Dia touto esontai wV nefelh prwinh kai wV drosoV orqrinh poreuomenh wsper cnouV apofuswmenoV af' alwnoV kai wV atmiV apo akridwn
Latin	405	Vulgate	Idcirco erunt quasi nubes matutina et sicut ros matutinus praeteriens sicut pulvis turbine raptus ex area et sicut fumus de fumario
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	Therfore thei shuln be as a morewe clowde, or myst, and as morewe dewe passynge, as dust rauyshid with whirlwynd of the feeld, and as smoke of the chymney.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind out of the floor, and as the smoke out of the chimney.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	Therefore they shall be as the morning cloud, and as the early dew that passeth away, as the chaff that is driven with the whirlwind from the floor, and as the smoke from the chimney.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	So they will be like the morning cloud, like the dew which goes early away, like the dust of the grain which the wind is driving out of the crushing-floor, like smoke going up from the fireplace.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Hosea Chapter 13, Verse 3
Cebuano	Busa sama sila sa panganod sa kaadlawon, ug sama sa yamog sa kabuntagon nga sayong mahanaw, sama sa tahop nga ipalid sa alimpulos gikan sa salog-nga-giukanan, ug sama usab sa aso gikan sa panghaw.
Croatian	Zato, bit æe oni kao oblak jutarnji, kao rosa koje brzo nestaje, kao pljeva raznesena s gumna, kao dim što kroz otvor izlazi.
Danish	Derfor: som Morgentåge, som Duggen, der årle svinder, som Avner, der blæses fra Lo, som Røg fra Røghul skal de blive.
Dutch	Daarom zullen zij zijn als een morgenwolk, en als een vroegkomende dauw, die henengaat; als kaf van den dorsvloer, en als rook uit den schoorsteen wordt weggestormd.
Finnish	Sentähden he ovat kuin aamupilvi, kuin kaste, joka varhain haihtuu, kuin akanat, jotka puimatantereelta lentävät, kuin savu, joka häipyy ikkunasta.
French	C`est pourquoi ils seront comme la nuée du matin, Comme la rosée qui bientôt se dissipe, Comme la balle emportée par le vent hors de l`aire, Comme la fumée qui sort d`une fenêtre.
German	Darum werden sie sein wie die Morgenwolke und wie der Tau, der frühmorgens vergeht; ja, wie die Spreu, die von der Tenne verweht wird, und wie der Rauch von dem Schornstein.
Haitian Creole	Konsa, moun sa yo ap disparèt tankou yon vapè ki leve granmaten, tankou lawouze lè solèy fin leve. Y'ap tankou pay van an ap leve soti sou glasi. Y'ap tankou lafimen k'ap soti nan yon fetay kizin.
Hungarian	Azért olyanná lesznek, mint a reggeli felhõ és mint a harmat, a mely korán eltûnik; mint a szérûrõl elsodort polyva és mint a kéménynek füstje.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Karena itu orang-orang itu akan lenyap seperti kabut atau embun di pagi hari. Mereka akan seperti debu merang yang ditiup angin di pengirikan gandum, dan seperti asap yang keluar dari cerobong.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka sebab itu sekarang mereka itu seperti sebuah awan pada waktu fajar dan seperti air embun pada pagi hari, yang lenyap seperti sekam, yang diterbangkan oleh angin ribut dari tempat pengirik dan seperti asap, yang naik dari dalam lubang dapur.
Maori	Mo reira ka rite ratou ki te kapua o te ata, ki te tomairangi hoki e ngaro wawe atu nei, ki te papapa hoki e aia atu ana e te paroro i te patunga witi, a ki te paowa hoki o te tumere.
Norwegian	Derfor skal de bli som en morgensky, lik duggen som tidlig svinner bort, lik agner som vinden fører bort fra treskeplassen, og som røk fra et røkfang.
Portuguese	Por isso serão como a nuvem de manhã, e como o orvalho que cedo passa; como a palha que se lança fora da eira, e como a fumaça que sai pela janela.
Rumanian	De aceea, vor fi ca norul de dimineayq, ca roua care trece repede, ca pleava suflatq de vknt din arie, ca fumul, care iese din horn.
Russian	ъБ ФП ПОЙ ВХДХФ ЛБЛ ХФТЕООЙК ФХНБО, ЛБЛ ТПУБ, УЛПТП ЙУЮЕЪБАЭБС, ЛБЛ НСЛЙОБ, УЧЕЧБЕНБС У ЗХНОБ, Й ЛБЛ ДЩН ЙЪ ФТХВЩ.
Spanish	Por tanto, serán como la niebla de la mañana y como el rocío del amanecer, que se desvanece; como el tamo que es arrebatado de la era, y como el humo que sale por la ventana.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "fireplace": fireplaced, fireplaces. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Fireplace" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Fireblade, Firpac, freilach. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "fireplace" (pronounced fī"erplā's)
4	-p l ā' s	anyplace, birthplace, commonplace, everyplace, marketplace, showplace, someplace, workplace.
3	-l ā' s	orthoclase, plagioclase, shoelace.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-f-i-l-p-r"
	-2 letters: calipee, caliper, filaree, leafier, percale, preface, prefile, prelife, replace, replica.
	-3 letters: apiece, carpel, ceiler, cereal, eclair, epical, facile, faerie, farcie, fecial, feriae, ferial, ferlie, fiacre, fierce, lacier, leaper, liefer, palier, parcel, pereia, piecer, pierce, pilfer, placer, plaice, plicae, recipe, reface, refile, relace, relief, repeal.
	-4 letters: aerie, afire, areic, ariel, calif, caper, carle, carpi.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-f-i-l-p-r"
	+1 letter: fireplaced, fireplaces.
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Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
fireplace	3,890	wood burning fireplace	99
outdoor fireplace	2,466	fireplace tile	98
fireplace mantel	1,436	gas log fireplace	93
gas fireplace	1,067	superior fireplace	85
fireplace screen	684	fireplace picture	84
electric fireplace	561	faux fireplace	79
ventless fireplace	411	wood fireplace	75
fireplace design	403	corner fireplace	72
fireplace insert	399	fireplace screensaver	69
fireplace stone	298	outdoor fireplace plan	68
fireplace accessory	298	masonry fireplace	67
fireplace surround	293	outdoor brick fireplace	61
majestic fireplace	222	antique fireplace	61
fireplace mantle	185	marble fireplace	61
fireplace door	168	outside fireplace	59
patio fireplace	159	build outdoor fireplace	58
fake fireplace	145	ventless gas fireplace	57
fireplace tool	121	direct vent fireplace	56
gas fireplace insert	121	vent free fireplace	56
brick fireplace	117	propane fireplace	52
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.


"Fireplace weather" by Michelle Phillips Commentary: "A country road in Michigan light weather."	"Fireplace" by M.Jander Commentary: "I found this somehow amazing, not the wood to be burned here.."
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Fireplace

Definition: Fireplace

Fireplace

Noun

Specialty Definition: Fireplace

Synonyms: Fireplace

Synonyms within Context: Fireplace

Furnace

Crosswords: Fireplace

Modern Usage: Fireplace

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Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Fireplace

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Sounds Captioned with "Fireplace".

Use in Literature: Fireplace

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

Walden

Thoreau, Henry David

Non-Fiction Usage: Fireplace

Usage Frequency: Fireplace

Expression: Fireplace

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Fireplace

Modern Translation: Fireplace

Arabic

Asturian

Bemba

Bulgarian

Cebuano

Chamorro

Chinese

Cornish

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Ecuadorian Quechua

Esperanto

Faeroese

Finnish

French

Frisian

German

Greek

Hebrew

Hungarian

Indonesian

Inuktitut

Italian

Japanese Kanji

Japanese Katakana

Korean

Macedonian

Manx

Papago

Pig Latin

Portuguese

Provencal

Romanian

Romany

Ruanda

Russian

Samoan

Scottish

Sepedi

Serbo-Croatian

Photos:
Fireplace

Illustrations:
Fireplace

Computer Images:
Fireplace