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stove

  • noun
  • stōv

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

Other meanings

  1. A device for heating food, UK a cooker.

  2. A stovetop, with hotplates.

Synonyms

  • kitchen stove
  • range
  • kitchen range
  • cooking stove

Word history

From Middle Low German "stove".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “stove” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.