stove

noun \ ˈstōv \

|Updated on: 12 Aug 2018

Examples: stove in a Sentence

Definition of stove

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

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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.

Recent Examples of stove from the Web

Food on a stove caught fire, said county fire and rescue service spokesman Pete Piringer.

— martin weil, Washington Post, "Cooking leads to three fires in Montgomery County," 9 July 2018
Though stainless steel, Carrara marble, glass fixtures, and a customized Dutch stove lend an air of refinement to the space, it is designed to be a workhorse.

— zander abranowicz, ELLE Decor, "A Modern Take on Greek Island Living in Serifos," 2 July 2018
The sun set at 5:35, and Leclerc and Johnson bivied on the face, probably snacking on trail mix and using a small stove to melt snow to drink.

— matt skenazy, Outside Online, "The Last Days of Marc-André Leclerc," 19 June 2018
The Senior Center’s kitchen has been closed since September 2016, when city staff found mold while replacing a stove.

— gustavo solis, sandiegouniontribune.com, "21 months to fix senior center's kitchen is too long, seniors say," 14 June 2018
WAUKESHA - Food left cooking and unattended on a kitchen stove caused a fire at a two-family home in the 300 block of Grandview Avenue at 4:20 a.m. Thursday, June 7, Waukesha Fire Department officials reported.

— darryl enriquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Unattended food started Waukesha house fire; family escapes uninjured," 7 June 2018
Just imagining anything happening to him was as painful as touching a hot stove.

— chicago tribune, chicagotribune.com, "Algren Award finalist: "Lost Causes" by Dana Berube," 2 June 2018
Though there were definite Austro-Hungarian accents (coats of arms, suits of armor, and a kachelofen, a ceramic Austrian stove), Parnham was also very landed gentry British.

— david usborne, Town & Country, "The Mysterious Case of the Parnham House Fire," 29 May 2018
It was decorated with items from the former store, including a potbelly stove that has since become a part of the shop's logo.

— kathleen purvis, charlotteobserver, "Popular sandwich spot about to open second location (and a fourth is getting closer) | Charlotte Observer," 1 May 2018

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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

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First Known Use: circa 1618

in the meaning defined at sense 1a

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Definition of stove

past tense and past participle of stave

STOVE Defined for English Language Learners

stove

noun

Definition of stove for English Language Learners

: 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
: a device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
: an oven or furnace that is used for hardening, burning, or drying something (such as pottery)