stove

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noun

ˈstōv 

1

a

: a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)

b

: a device that generates heat for special purposes (as for heating tools or heating air for a hot blast)

c

: kiln

2

chiefly British : a hothouse especially for the cultivation of tropical exotics

broadly : greenhouse

stove

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past tense and past participle of stave

Examples of stove in a Sentence

Noun

She put the pan on the stove over medium heat.

I cooked the burgers on the stove.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

What’s even better is that it can be used in an oven, on a grill, over a campfire, and on the stove, of course. —Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024

The clock strikes noon, and the thought of turning on the stove (or even hitting the buttons on the microwave) feels like an insurmountable chore. —Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024

Next to us, on a blanket, a group of Danish teenagers used a kerosene camp stove to prepare a roll of cinnamon buns. —Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024

Our Coleman stove got a leak and caught fire in the cabin. —John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English (Scots), heated room, steam bath, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from Vulgar Latin *extufa, ultimately from Latin ex- + Greek typhein to smoke — more at deaf

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing stove

• Franklin stove
• pellet stove
• potbellied stove
• slave over a hot stove
• stove top

Kids Definition

stove

1 of 2 noun

ˈstōv 

1

: an appliance that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)

2

: kiln

stove

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past and past participle of stave entry 2