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

Inspectors reviewed The Bagel after receiving a complaint in June and found dead roaches and rodents throughout the kitchen area, including under the stoves and cooking equipment. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026

Some salsa was stored without a proper date marking and there was an accumulation of food debris on the grill and stove. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 July 2026

There was a backup at the side floor drain near the three-compartment sink during a test A grease build up was seen on the sides and in between the fryers and stove. — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Avoid activities that create more fine particles indoors, like smoking and vaping; using gas, propane or wood-burning stoves; spraying aerosol products; frying or boiling food; burning candles or incense and vacuuming without a HEPA filter. — Greta Cross, USA Today, 16 July 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

• 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