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)
c
: kiln
2
chiefly British
: a hothouse especially for the cultivation of tropical exotics
broadly
: greenhouse
stove
2 of 2past tense and past participle of stave
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Noun
She put the pan on the stove over medium heat.
I cooked the burgers on the stove.
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Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
That's likely a result of people using candles for lighting or gas stoves to generate heat.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Supreme Court justices would soon decide in a pair of cases whether to reverse a decades-old precedent known as the Chevron deference that would curb federal agencies’ power to regulate everything from Wall Street to the stove in your kitchen.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Patel advises parents to keep their young children indoors as much as possible, create a safe room in their home with an air purifier, and try to avoid using gas stoves to avoid polluting the indoor air.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Avoid indoor pollutants: Refrain from burning candles, incense, or using gas stoves unnecessarily.
—Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
That's likely a result of people using candles for lighting or gas stoves to generate heat.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
Supreme Court justices would soon decide in a pair of cases whether to reverse a decades-old precedent known as the Chevron deference that would curb federal agencies’ power to regulate everything from Wall Street to the stove in your kitchen.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025
Patel advises parents to keep their young children indoors as much as possible, create a safe room in their home with an air purifier, and try to avoid using gas stoves to avoid polluting the indoor air.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Stove.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stove. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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