Meaning of stove in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /stoʊv/

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  1. Noun

    stove

    Etymology

    Middle English (in the sense ‘sweating room’): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew. Current verb senses date from the early 17th century

    Definitions

    1. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

    Examples

    • « dinner was already on the stove »
  2. 2. any heating apparatus

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  • « I have a Viking stove. The color is butter lemon, and I had to wait several months for it, because that color wasn't available and I really wanted butter lemon! But I don't know that it's seriously ever been cooked on. I mean, I make tea every morning. Does that count? »
    Andy Cohen
  • « I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man. »
    Gordon Ramsay

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