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.
- The stove threatened to exhaust our store of firewood.
- 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.
- The residual heat of the stove is enough for the duration of the sauna.
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