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

Features, per the listing, include: Open-concept layout Wood-burning stove Skylight Bar There’s also a 1,200-square-foot workshop on the property so a prepper can be extra diligent in their end-of-the-world prep. —Tj MacIas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025

Cover your chimney and stove pipe outlets with a non-flammable screen. —Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 27 Feb. 2025

Their unique design also makes each versatile piece safe to use on the stove, in the oven, and even on the grill. —Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Then drain the oil and warm it on the stove before returning it to the engine and trying again. —Raphael Orlove, Robb Report, 27 Feb. 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