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

Range alcoves are trending again in kitchen design, offering a timeless, architectural look that frames the stove as a focal point and adds character to the space. —Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025

This gives campers a dedicated space to pack their own stove and camping gear without adding the size, weight and price of a full galley area. —New Atlas, 25 June 2025

The teenager stood at the kitchen island to eat in silence, walking over to the stove to dip one rice ball and then another right into the saucepan holding the marinara. —The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025

They were specifically designed to fit a stove, as indicated by their distinctive shape and size. —Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025

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

Rhymes for stove

• clove
• cove
• drove
• rove
• shrove
• strove
• throve
• trove
• wove
• alcove
• mangrove

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