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.
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Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The kitchen is a favorite space, complete with a full gas stove.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Overnight guests sleep in the rustic on-site log cabins, some of which date back to the late 1800s and which feature beds and wood-burning stoves but no electricity or running water.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Even within your home, cooking with gas stoves can produce N02 as a byproduct from combustion.
—Omaid Homayun, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Start by boiling a pot of hot water on your stove and pouring it slowly down your drain to loosen up the hair, food, or other debris.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 18 Sep. 2025
The kitchen is a favorite space, complete with a full gas stove.
—Kimberley Mok, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Overnight guests sleep in the rustic on-site log cabins, some of which date back to the late 1800s and which feature beds and wood-burning stoves but no electricity or running water.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for stove
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“Stove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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