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
- The array is attachable to the stove.
- He placed the mixture near the stove.
- The man stowed his book into the stove.
- He grabbed the book and threw it into the stove.
- He is stove sick and cannot enjoy the frosty weather.
- That was a large what they call a stove-type tornado.
- The stove threatened to exhaust our store of firewood.
- So that's what we call the stove pipe type of tornado.
- The family was huddled together near the paraffin stove.
- A stove stood in the centre of the room, cracked and worn.
- Rocky and Mugsy crawl out of the stove, somewhat scorched.
- A good multi-fuel compact stove is real nice to pack away.
- The residual heat of the stove is enough for the duration of the sauna.
- 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.