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

The heirloom-worthy piece has a textured matte interior that helps with browning, and the exterior base is smooth and compatible with all stoves. —Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025

Nearby, the shelf for camping stoves is empty. —Teri Schultz, NPR, 3 Oct. 2025

Besides a one- or two-burner stove (see the Kickstarter page for compatible models), the Dialed Camp Kitchen is designed to hold enough third-party gear to cook for up to four people. —New Atlas, 2 Oct. 2025

The turnkey campsites are a cross between a tent and a spacious cabin, and include three sleeping platforms and mattresses that fit up to six people, an indoor dining table, as well as a wood-burning stove and firewood. —Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 1 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

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