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fireplace

DEFINITIONS OF: fireplace

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n 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”
Synonyms:
hearth, open fireplace
Types:
fire
a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning
cookfire
a fire for cooking
Type of:
niche, recess
an enclosure that is set back or indented
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