Kids Stove

Kids Stove

\ ˈstōv \

Definition of stove

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 a : a portable or fixed apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)

b : a device that generates heat for special purposes (as for heating tools or heating air for a hot blast)

2 chiefly British : a hothouse especially for the cultivation of tropical exotics broadly : greenhouse

Definition of stove (Entry 2 of 2)

past tense and past participle of stave

Examples of stove in a Sentence

Noun

She put the pan on the stove over medium heat. I cooked the burgers on the stove.

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Turn pot handles toward the back of the stove: Then no one can bump them or pull them over. — Shirley Macfarland, cleveland, 19 Nov. 2021 The roast is easy to prepare, whether in a slow cooker, in the oven or on top of the stove in a Dutch oven. — Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020 The camp had containers of frozen rain water, a wood stove, firewood, and food. — Anna Rose Macarthur, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Nov. 2021 After all, what could be more natural than a log-burning stove and a cup of cocoa? — Jamie Hailstone, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021 In the winter, the meditation shifts; we are positioned by the stove and oven so that their heat can extract sweetness from vegetables, brown meat and soften legumes. — Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2021 Photos captured at the scene show overturned stools, an old-fashioned stove and other waterlogged remnants of someone's living quarters. — Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Oct. 2021 Use safeguards and properly ventilate when using heat from a fireplace, space heater or wood stove and make sure gas furnaces are not blocked by a snowdrift. — Julia Musto, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2021 What used to be standard for delivery, such as appliances coming with a new power cord for a stove or hoses for the washing machine, is no longer. — Erik Sherman, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Oct. 2021

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First Known Use of stove

Noun

circa 1618, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for stove

Noun

Middle English (Scots), heated room, steam bath, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, from Vulgar Latin *extufa, ultimately from Latin ex- + Greek typhein to smoke — more at deaf

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"Stove." Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove. Accessed 30 Nov. 2021.

More Definitions for stove

English Language Learners Definition of stove

: 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

: a device that burns fuel for heating or cooking

: an oven or furnace that is used for hardening, burning, or drying something (such as pottery) : kiln

See the full definition for stove in the English Language Learners Dictionary

\ ˈstōv \

Kids Definition of stove

 (Entry 1 of 2)

: a device usually of iron or steel that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat (as for cooking or heating)

Kids Definition of stove (Entry 2 of 2)

past tense and past participle of stave

Kids Stove

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