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stove

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

stohv
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈstoʊv

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

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Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.

  2. A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker.

  3. A stovetop, with hotplates.

  4. chiefly uk

    A hothouse (heated greenhouse).

verb

  1. transitive

    To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat.

  2. transitive

    To jam; to sprain.

  3. transitive

    To heat or dry, as in a stove.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
B1 · Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency
Moderately Common
Typical Use
General and technical use

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room.

Used this way, stove is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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  • “Dinner was already on the stove.”noun

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Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

Heater / house

hot stoveburning stove

Other combinations

kitchen stovecooking stoveoil stoveprimus stovewood stoveiron stove

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

  • stovernounInflected form

    The dried stalks and leaves of a field crop (especially corn) used as animal fodder after the grain has been harvested.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • stove pokernounCompound term

    Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle.

  • stove boltnounCompound term

    A small machine bolt.

  • kitchen stovenounCompound term

    A kitchen appliance used for cooking food.

  • potbelly stovenounCompound term

    A bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned.

  • primus stovenounCompound term

    A portable paraffin cooking stove.

  • spirit stovenounCompound term

    A stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol.

Related Words

Connected to the same idea, not synonyms.

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Synonyms

Sense: heater

range

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