<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Classical Mythology: the ancient Roman goddess of the hearth, worshiped in a temple containing an altar on which a sacred fire was kept burning by the vestal virgins; identified with the Greek Hestia.</li><li>Astronomy: the second largest and by far the brightest asteroid in our solar system, discovered in 1807 and located in the asteroid belt.</li><li>British: a short friction match with a wood or wax shank.</li><li>A female given name.</li></ul>