hearthstones

noun

plural of hearthstone
as in dwellings
the place where one lives after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone, the old house in Philadelphia

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  1. dwellings
  2. abodes
  3. residences
  4. roofs
  5. houses
  6. homes
  7. hearths
  8. places
Noun
  • In the mid-1200s, the group began migrating to present-day New Mexico and Arizona, eventually abandoning the cliffside dwellings altogether.
    — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • Survey respondents said their dwellings stayed oppressively hot even at night because overcrowding and poor construction trapped the heat.
    — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 24 July 2026
Definition of dwellings
Noun
  • Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.
    — Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
  • His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026
Definition of abodes
Noun
  • There will be 60 hotel rooms and suites, 42 resort villas that can join the Waldorf Astoria rental program, and 50 private residences.
    — Jim Dobson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Apartment buildings and other residences are also nearby, and some residents have complained consistently for over a year.
    — Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of residences
Noun
  • With Dolphin expected to affect part of Japan’s southern main island of Kyushu, residents whose houses were damaged by last week’s deadly earthquake were placing blue tarps on roofs and walls to prevent water damage.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Cool roofs, shaded streets, and passive building design reduce dangerous temperatures.
    — Kathy Baughman McLeod, Time, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of roofs
Noun
  • Across the street, lawns were still green and houses were spared, as residents continued to run hoses or sprinklers to water their properties.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • A lot of Eastern European Jewish refugees arrived in France after the pogroms and worked as tailors and seamstresses for the couture houses.
    — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of houses
Noun
  • Elsewhere in Greece, flames threatened homes on Kefalonia, forcing evacuations from inland communities as aircraft made water drops over the Ionian island.
    — Elena Becatoros, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Ensure your spot is at least 25 to 30 feet away from structures such as homes, sheds, greenhouses, and patios, as this tree grows quite large, reaching 30 to 40 feet tall and wide.
    — SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of homes
Noun
  • If hearths had been built in the cave, underlying bones would have shown evidence of charring — but not a single bone out of the 4,500 studied was burned.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
  • Food 250 years ago was cooked in hearths.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 June 2026
Definition of hearths
Noun
  • This particular model also has a flashlight, which comes in handy in the most unexpected places, like walking back to your safari vehicle after an evening bush dinner.
    — Hayley Domin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The common spaces are places to linger, from the yellow parlor room to the quiet library.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of places
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