stove

IPA: stˈoʊv

noun

  • A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.
  • A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.
  • A stovetop, with hotplates.
  • (chiefly UK) A hothouse (heated greenhouse).
  • (dated) A house or room artificially warmed or heated.

verb

  • (transitive) To heat or dry, as in a stove.
  • (transitive) To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat.
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Examples of "stove" in Sentences

  • That was a large what they call a stove-type tornado.
  • So that's what we call the stove pipe type of tornado.
  • A good multi-fuel compact stove is real nice to pack away.
  • When one bed's moved out, the room will look bigger; and the stove is all right.
  • For his comfort the fire in the stove is always kept burning, both winter and summer.
  • Boiling lemon wedges, nutmeg, or cinnamon sticks in hot water on the stove is a really nice scent treat.
  • And now that we have proper jacket-and-scarf weather happening in New York City, spending a few hours at the stove is a welcome prospect.
  • Add a not-too-thin film of oil and add the scallops one at a time; brown them well on the first side for as long as 5 minutes, adjusting the heat so they don't burn which on my stove translates as "leave the heat on high", then turn and brown lightly on the second.

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