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

Plaque is like the sticky residue on the top of a stove, explains Dr. Alice Hoang, DMD, FAGD, FICOI, AADSM Qualified Dentist, co-founder of Brooklyn Mint Dental. —Cara Milhaven Published, Health, 10 July 2024

Keep meals simple with pre-prepped ingredients Simplicity is the key to easy camp stove lunches. —Casey Barber, CNN, 10 July 2024

Start small with a brass bowl to hold fruit or a tea kettle to display on your stove. —Claire Hoppe, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 July 2024

First-Degree Burn Symptoms First-degree burns typically occur after minor accidents, such as touching a hot stove, curling iron, and other heated appliances. —Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 2 July 2024

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

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