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

But that same fierce wind and precip keep snuffing the flame on your backpacking stove. —New Atlas, 25 Jan. 2025

Fire officials told Sandstrom that the blaze was probably caused by a chimney fire fueled by a woodburning stove in the basement, according to PennLive. —David Chiu, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025

The arrest report said that David Cruz Colon, who was cooking something on the stove, dropped several bags of meth from his pocket. —Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2025

Move flammable items, like cooking mitts and food packaging, away from the stove. —Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 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

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