Stove
/stoʊv/
Meaning & Definition
noun
A kitchen device that uses gas, electricity, or other fuel to produce heat for cooking.
She placed the pot on the stove to boil water for spaghetti.
A furnace or apparatus used for heating a building.
We turned on the stove to warm the room on a cold winter night.
Any device that provides heat for cooking or warming.
The camping stove made it easy to cook meals outdoors.
verb
To cook food on or in a stove.
I will stove the vegetables until they are tender.
Etymology
Middle English 'stove', from Old English 'styfa', originally referring to a heated chamber or a place for cooking.
Common Phrases and Expressions
on the stove
Referring to something being cooked or heated.
a stove for cooking
Indicating a kitchen appliance specifically for cooking.
wood stove
A stove that uses wood as fuel for heating.
Related Words
burner
A part of a stove where flames or heat is generated.
oven
A chamber used for baking, roasting, or heating food.
range
A combination of both a stove and an oven.
Slang Meanings
To stove in
He stoved in the door during the fight.
Stove-pipe
He wore a stove-pipe hat to the event.