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stove

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
a piece of equipment that burns fuel or uses electricity in order to heat a place
2
a large box-shaped device that is used to cook and heat food, either by putting the food inside or by putting it on the top
3
a piece of kitchen equipment having a top for cooking food in containers placed over gas flames or circles of metal heated by electricity, and that usually has an oven below:

Examples:

She got some eggs out and heated a pan on the stove.
4
A stove is also a piece of equipment for heating a space inside a room, often using wood or a form of coal as a fuel:

Examples:

a potbellied stove

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