Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z hearth The place in a home where a fire is or was traditionally kept for home heating and for cooking, usually constituted by at least a hearthstone and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of reredos, fireplace, oven, smoke hood, or chimney. hearthboard Synonym of fireboard. hearthflame The fire that burns in a hearth. hearthful The amount a fireplace can hold. hearthless Without a hearth. hearthlessness Absence of a hearth. hearthlike Resembling or characteristic of a hearth. hearthplace The area around a hearth; fireside. hearthrug A rug placed in front of a fireplace, on the hearth. hearthside The area around the fireplace in the living-room of a family house. hearthstead The area encompassing a hearth; fireplace. hearthstone A flat stone used to form a hearth. Hearthstoner A player of the digital collectible card game Hearthstone. hearthward Toward a hearth. hearthwards Towards a hearth. heartical Whole-hearted; heartfelt; having integrity. hearties Hearty meals; warm, filling, and satisfying comfort foods (similar to heavy soups, chilis, or stews). heartikin A little heart. heartily In a hearty manner. heartiness The quality of being hearty. hearting Material used as fill between walls of greater structural integrity, especially in masonry. heartistic from the heart; sincere and compassionate heartland Synonym of heart (“the seat of the affections or love”). heartlander A person who lives in the heartland. heartlang A conlang created with the primary goal of being aesthetically pleasing to its creator. heartleaf Wild ginger (Asarum caudatum). heartless Without feeling, emotion, or concern for others; uncaring; cruel. heartlessly In a heartless manner. heartlessness the characteristic of being heartless heartlet A small heart. heartlike Having the shape of a heart. heartline A line on the palm supposed to reflect a person's emotional state. heartliness The state, quality, or condition of being heartly; warmth heartling A term of endearment, similar to darling. heartlings An exclamation used in addressing a familiar acquaintance. heartly Full of heart; cordial; from the heart; hearty heartman A witch doctor who kills people to steal their organs. heartmate A sweetheart. heartnut The edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia. heartpea heartseed (plant) heartpiece A centerpiece; a central part. heartquake Trembling of the heart or emotions; trepidation; fear. heartrending That causes great grief, anguish or distress. heartrendingly In a heartrending manner. heartrot A disease producing decay in the hearts of trees, caused by the mycelia of various fungi. hearts One of the four suits of playing cards, in red, marked with the symbol ♥. heartscape A notional landscape of the human heart or emotions. heartsearching soul-searching heartsease A common European wild flower, Viola tricolor; the wild pansy. heartseed Any plant of the genus Cardiospermum, climbing plants with round seeds marked with a spot like a heart. heartsette An early variant of the game of hearts, having a set of cards called the widow that must be taken by the player winning the first trick. heartsick Very despondent or sorrowful; heartsore. heartsickening Making a person feel heartsick. heartsickness The condition of being heartsick heartsink A heartsink patient. heartsome merry, cheery, pleasant, delightful, attractive. heartsomely In a heartsome manner. heartsomeness The state, quality, or condition of being heartsome. heartsong A heartwarming song or poem. heartsore Heartsick. heartspent Having experienced the strongest emotion possible. heartstopper Something highly exciting. heartstopping Very exciting or shocking, as though to cause one's heart to skip beats. heartstoppingly In a heartstopping way. heartstricken heartbroken; dismayed heartstring A tendon or other structure resembling a cord once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart. heartstrings The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm. heartstruck Having profound emotional impact; driven into the mind. heartswelling heartwrenching heartthrob A heartbeat. heartthrobby Being or resembling a heartthrob (attractive male celebrity). heartward Toward the heart. heartware A patriotic sense of community and fondness for one's country. heartwarmingly In a heart-warming manner. heartwater ehrlichiosis heartwhole Undismayed, not abashed or frightened; healthy. heartwise In terms of the heart. heartwood The wood nearer the heart of a stem or branch, different in color from the sapwood. heartworm A parasitic organism that afflicts dogs, of species Dirofilaria immitis of roundworms. heartworthy Worthy of heart heartwrenching Having a painful emotional impact; causing grief or distress. heartwrenchingly In a heartwrenching manner. hearty Warm and cordial towards another person. Heasley A surname. Heaston A surname. heat Thermal energy. heatability The quality of being heatable. heatable Capable of being heated. heatage The surrealist technique of heating an exposed but unfixed photographic negative, resulting in a distorted image. heated Very agitated, angry or impassioned. heatedly In a heated manner. heatedness The quality of being heated. heaten To increase in heat; make or become hotter heater A device that produces and radiates heat, typically to raise the temperature of a room or building. heaterless Without a heater. heatful Hot. heath A tract of level uncultivated land with sandy soil and scrubby vegetation; heathland. heathberry mossberry heathclad Covered with heath. Heathcliff A male given name. Heathcliffian Having characteristics similar to the character Heathcliff, especially dark, brooding, intense, tortured, possessive, aggressive, and/or uncivilized. heathcock A surname transferred from the nickname. Heathcote A surname. heathcropper A farm animal, particularly a wild pony, kept to graze on the heath, particularly associated with Wessex. heathen Not adhering to an Abrahamic religion; pagan. heathendom The state of being heathen. heathener One who lives in heathenry or heathendom; a heathen. heatheness A female heathen. heathenesse heathendom heathenhood Heathendom heathenish Resembling a heathen. heathenishly In the manner of heathens. heathenishness The state or quality of being heathenish. heathenism The state of being, or behavior and thought, of heathens. heathenist Synonym of heathen. heathenistic Relating to heathenism. heathenization The process of making heathen. heathenize To render heathen; to convert to heathenism. heathenizing Which heathenizes or makes into a heathen. heathenly heathen heathenness Quality of being heathen. heathenous Characteristic of a heathen. heathenry The state of being heathen. heathenship Heathendom. heather An evergreen plant, Calluna vulgaris, with spiky leaves and small purple, pink, or white flowers. Heatherbrae A suburb of Newcastle in the Port Stephens council area, New South Wales, Australia. heathered Covered with heather. heatheriness The quality of being heathery. heatherless Devoid of heather (the plant). heatherlike Resembling or characteristic of the plant heather. Heatherly A surname. Heatherton A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia Heatherwick A surname. heathery Of, pertaining to, or abundant in heather. Heathfield A settlement in Thriplow and Heathfield parish, South Cambridgeshire district, Cambridgeshire (OS grid ref TL4546). heathfowl The black grouse heathgrass Any of various grasses of the genus Danthonia. heathland A tract of scrubland habitats characterised by open, low growing woody vegetation, found on mainly infertile acidic soils. Similar to moorland but with warmer and drier climate. heathless Without a heath. heathlike Resembling or characteristic of a heath. Heathman A surname. Heathmere A town in the Shire of Glenelg, south western Victoria, Australia Heathmont A suburb of Melbourne in the City of Maroondah, Victoria, Australia Heathrow An international airport in the borough of Hillingdon, Greater London. heathstone A dark brown, iron-cemented sandstone found in Dorset, England, traditionally used as a local building material. Heathsville An unincorporated community in Crawford County, Illinois, United States. heathwort Any ericaceous plant. heathwren Any of the birds in genus Hylacola (sometimes included in Calamanthus), native to Australia. heathy Resembling heath. heatiness The quality of being heaty.