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"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"
a servant who is paid to perform menial tasks around the household
produced in a particular country; "domestic wine"; "domestic oil"
of concern to or concerning the internal affairs of a nation; "domestic issues such as tax rate and highway construction"
of or involving the home or family; "domestic worries"; "domestic happiness"; "they share the domestic chores"; "everything sounded very peaceful and domestic"; "an author of blood-and-thunder novels yet quite domestic in his taste"
converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
of or relating to the home; "domestic servant"; "domestic science"