Definition of stove
1a : 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
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Examples of stove in a Sentence
She put the pan on the stove over medium heat.
I cooked the burgers on the stove.
Origin and Etymology 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
STOVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of stove for English Language Learners
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: a flat piece of kitchen equipment for cooking that usually has four devices (called burners) which become hot when they are turned on and that often is attached to an oven
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: a device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
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: an oven or furnace that is used for hardening, burning, or drying something (such as pottery)
STOVE Defined for Kids
Definition of stove for Students
: a device usually of iron or steel that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)
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