stove
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Definition of STOVE

past and past participle of stave

1stove

noun \ˈstōv\

Definition of STOVE

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

Examples of STOVE

  1. She put the pan on the stove over medium heat.
  2. I cooked the burgers on the stove.

Origin of STOVE

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: circa 1618

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