as in stove
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it
a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment
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Recent Examples of cookstove
Add some more fun to your festival stay by bringing along a Bluetooth speaker, tapestries, a cookstove and other camping accessories.
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Distributing solar lanterns, clean cookstoves, and low-energy microgrids to poor villagers might make those handing them out feel good.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2016
The panel also discussed a new CGI commitment to create a global market for clean cookstoves by the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Foundation, the World Food Program, Royal Dutch Shell, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other public and private partners.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
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Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 27 May 2025
In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke.
—Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Distributing solar lanterns, clean cookstoves, and low-energy microgrids to poor villagers might make those handing them out feel good.
—Ted Nordhaus, Foreign Affairs, 30 Aug. 2016
The panel also discussed a new CGI commitment to create a global market for clean cookstoves by the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Foundation, the World Food Program, Royal Dutch Shell, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other public and private partners.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookstove
Noun
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The five-bedroom features coffered ceilings, walnut floors, a fireplace, French doors, and a kitchen with a stove nook, a pot filler, and a butler’s pantry.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
13 Apr. 2026
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That’s going to complicate things and cool down any hot stove action.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
12 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In a Dutch oven or other large pot over medium heat, melt 4 tablespoons butter.—
Kate Williams,
AJC.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Fresh pans of cobbler come out of the oven as people gather inside and outside to enjoy a taste.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Cookstove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookstove. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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