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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Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
As the Border Patrol’s red and blue lights disappear into the distance, Mayer disassembles his camping stove and packs the coffee and hot chocolate into his SUV.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Chances are your grandmother kept a jar of bacon grease beside the stove, ever on hand to take her dishes from good to great.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
The gas from those pipelines is also used to heat homes and power stoves, hot water heaters and local industries, increasing demand and — with it — prices.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Get the recipe > Jerk Chicken Wings Are your stove and oven already spoken for on Super Bowl Sunday?
—Saveur Editors, Saveur, 5 Feb. 2025
As the Border Patrol’s red and blue lights disappear into the distance, Mayer disassembles his camping stove and packs the coffee and hot chocolate into his SUV.
—Rafael Carranza, ProPublica, 3 Feb. 2025
Chances are your grandmother kept a jar of bacon grease beside the stove, ever on hand to take her dishes from good to great.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
The gas from those pipelines is also used to heat homes and power stoves, hot water heaters and local industries, increasing demand and — with it — prices.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Stove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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