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
2 of 2past 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
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
My parents watched David Letterman on the couch with the wood stove roaring in the winters and read the Sunday newspaper in their pajamas on the deck in the summers.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Some are comparing the one-bedroom and one-bathroom home to a hotel room, so small that there isn’t enough space in the kitchen for a full size refrigerator or stove.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
This easy breakfast recipe feeds 12 with no need for standing over the stove or flipping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Even holes that were supposed to be there, like vents in the stove, were de facto mouseholes.
—Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
The recipe calls for cooking the cherries over the stove until the fruit begins to break down and develop the perfect consistency.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Both the architecturally striking Pust and more rustic Fauna Sauna feature wood-burning stoves, windows overlooking the water and a direct route into the Arctic Sea, with sunset in particular a popular time to book a spot.
—Ben Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
All units have gas stoves and full-size washers and dryers.
—Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
Noun
The production from Peoples automatically piques your interest before Fetty’s unique voice draws you in like a hood siren leading you to the stove.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 22 Apr. 2024
My parents watched David Letterman on the couch with the wood stove roaring in the winters and read the Sunday newspaper in their pajamas on the deck in the summers.
—Steve Knopper, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
Some are comparing the one-bedroom and one-bathroom home to a hotel room, so small that there isn’t enough space in the kitchen for a full size refrigerator or stove.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
This easy breakfast recipe feeds 12 with no need for standing over the stove or flipping.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Apr. 2024
Even holes that were supposed to be there, like vents in the stove, were de facto mouseholes.
—Benjamin Nugent, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2024
The recipe calls for cooking the cherries over the stove until the fruit begins to break down and develop the perfect consistency.
—Zoe Denenberg, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024
Both the architecturally striking Pust and more rustic Fauna Sauna feature wood-burning stoves, windows overlooking the water and a direct route into the Arctic Sea, with sunset in particular a popular time to book a spot.
—Ben Olsen, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Apr. 2024
All units have gas stoves and full-size washers and dryers.
—Amy Worden, Washington Post, 3 Apr. 2024
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“Stove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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