stove
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
stoves
plural
stoves
Britannica Dictionary definition of STOVE
[count]
1
chiefly US
:
a flat piece of kitchen equipment for cooking that usually has four devices (called burners) which become hot when they are turned on and that often is attached to an oven
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Is the stove on/off?
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She put the pan on the stove over medium heat.
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I cooked the burgers on the stove.
— called also
(British)
cooker
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compare cooktop;
see also cookstove
2
:
a device that burns fuel for heating or cooking
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see also potbellied stove
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a wood-burning/gas stove
3
:
an oven or furnace that is used for hardening, burning, or drying something (such as pottery)
:
kiln
