as in stove
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it
a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment
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Recent Examples of cookstove
In Africa, Southeast Asia, and the western Pacific, where many rely on cookstoves that use wood or dung, rural and poor people are more affected by smoke.
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Eighteen years later, as secretary of state in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, Clinton supported an ambitious effort to put energy-efficient, environmentally friendly cookstoves in the kitchens of 100 million poor women around the world.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
The panel also discussed a new CGI commitment to create a global market for clean cookstoves by the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Foundation, the World Food Program, Royal Dutch Shell, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other public and private partners.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
And when the same space is used for cooking, living and sleeping, the entire family is exposed to cookstove fumes.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
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Judy Stone, Forbes, 18 Sep. 2024
Eighteen years later, as secretary of state in the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, Clinton supported an ambitious effort to put energy-efficient, environmentally friendly cookstoves in the kitchens of 100 million poor women around the world.
—Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2016
The panel also discussed a new CGI commitment to create a global market for clean cookstoves by the U.S. State Department, the U.N. Foundation, the World Food Program, Royal Dutch Shell, the World Health Organization, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and other public and private partners.
—Sheril Kirshenbaum, Discover Magazine, 27 Sep. 2010
And when the same space is used for cooking, living and sleeping, the entire family is exposed to cookstove fumes.
—Jyoti Madhusoodanan, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cookstove
Noun
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Customers can outfit their kitchens with new stoves, dishwashers, refrigerators and countertop appliances; their laundry rooms with washers and dryers; yards with barbecue grills; and throughout the home with an assortment of small appliances.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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The warmth of the stove, your voice, your thoughts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Bake in preheated oven until a wooden pick inserted in center of cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
29 July 2025
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Indoors: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Peter Burke,
FOXNews.com,
27 July 2025
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“Cookstove.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookstove. Accessed 12 Aug. 2025.
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