as in stoves
an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it
a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment
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Noun
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For stoves that must be pulled out, unplug or shut off gas first, protect your floor with cardboard, then vacuum, mop, and wipe the stove sides before pushing it back.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Some ovens have a self cleaning mode, which uses high temperatures to burn off food residue that naturally sticks to the walls of the oven.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of woeful online tales lamenting ovens breaking and glass shattering under the 800- to 1,000-degrees Fahrenheit heat of a self-cleaning oven cycle.—
Jessica Elliott,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Cookstoves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cookstoves. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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