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

These two ingredients are packed with flavor, and save you a lot of time trying to track down multiple spices or cook down beans on the stove. —Josh Miller, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2025

Do not use a blowtorch, kerosene or propane heater, charcoal stove, or other open flame device. —Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025

Manning that stove, gathering us all around the table, taking a team and making it into a family. —Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2025

Shop tents, stoves, and chairs ahead, plus gear deals that everyone could use, like the Golabs Collapsible Wagon and Hydro Flask 12L Cooler Bag. —Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for stove

• clove
• cove
• drove
• rove
• shrove
• strove
• throve
• trove
• wove
• alcove
• mangrove

Kids Definition

stove

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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