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

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

That’s going to complicate things and cool down any hot stove action. —Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2026

Simply position a tray next to the stove to hold bottles of oil and vinegar, a salt cellar, and, if the tray is large enough, a crock of kitchen tools. —Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026

After cooking, quickly wipe away any grease splatters, especially near the stove. —Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 11 Apr. 2026

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 entry 1

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

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ˈstōv 

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: 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