stove
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1.0
- noun
- /stoʊv/
:
estufa
- Don't go near the stove.
- wood stove
- iron stove
- fireplace and stove
So they let us have a camping stove in the cell to cook.
- So they let us have a camping stove in the cell to cook.
- Somebody left a stove on, all those people.
- Some had portable iron stoves, and there were bunks and shelves.
- And they do water filtration and they also create stoves which require less wood.
- I buy a big stove and people won't get that stove till next week.
- And so Unamuno plays around a little bit with this stove heated room idea.
- And you can see in the next slide that he the stove is fairly close to the sink.
- Small hard tears dance like mad on the hot black stove, the way the rain must dance on the House.
Examples
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Burned my finger on the stove.
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put some more coal in the stove.
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Do not use the stove to heat your home.
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All I need to be happy is a stove.
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So they let us have a camping stove in the cell to cook.
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Tub warmed his hands over the stove while Frank went into the kitchen to call.
Fiction book (1990) -
We just got one of these brand-new outdoor electric stoves.
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With a start, Adina remembered the oil stove and excused herself to light it.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the farmhouse, behind the kitchen stove, was a basket of the corncobs shown in the photograph.
Academic text (1994) -
I used the stove to cook dinner for my family last night.
Synonyms
82
3.5
A large kitchen stove with burners and an oven for cooking
32
1.0
A device like an oven or stove used for cooking food
15
3.4
A small portable electric cooker with one or two burners for cooking and keeping food warm
7
2.0
A stove that burns wood to heat a room or cook food
5
1.1
A cooker with burners and an oven that uses gas to cook food
3
3.4
A stove that burns wood to heat a room or cook food
2
4.1
A device that burns wood or coal to cook food
2
2.1
A cooking stove with gas burners and an oven
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1.0
A kitchen appliance with hot burners on top and an oven below for cooking food
1
1.0
A kitchen appliance that cooks food, usually with gas or electricity
1
3.0
A kitchen stove that uses electricity to make heat for cooking
1
6.8
A small round iron stove that burns wood or coal to heat a room
1
7.2
A small metal heater with a round, bulging body that burns wood or coal
1
1.8
A kitchen stove that uses gas to cook food
A small stove that burns charcoal for heat or cooking
A stove that controls the air so the fuel gives heat for many hours
Compounds
- Archaic
1
7.2
A small metal heater with a round, bulging body that burns wood or coal
- Specialized
A small metal piece with a round or flat head that holds metal parts together
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Etymology
Stove originally meant a 'heated room' and comes from an old French word estuve for a warm bathing or steaming room. So a stove is something that makes a room warm, which explains its use for heating.