B2noun1K

Stove

UK /["/stəʊv/"]/US /["/stəʊv/"]/

Definition

a piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating rooms

In simple words: A type of kitchen appliance that cooks food using heat.

Examples

  • a **gas/wood-burning stove**
  • Don't touch the stove! It's hot.
  • There is no heating in the house apart from a small wood-burning stove.
  • She put a pan of water on the stove.
  • Most people don't want to spend hours **slaving over a hot stove** *(= cooking)*.
  • A pan was simmering on the stove.
  • A pot of soup was cooking on the stove.
  • I've been slaving over a hot stove all day for you!
  • We cooked dinner outside the tent on a little paraffin stove.

Usage notes

Used in cooking contexts. Appropriate in both casual and formal settings when discussing kitchen equipment. Avoid using in technical discussions about heating systems.

Grammar pattern

standalone noun

Memory hint

Think of 'stove' as 'sizzlers over very food.'

Collocations

  • hot
  • kitchen
  • electric
  • light
  • turn off
  • turn on
  • on the stove
  • slave over a hot stove
  • hot
  • kitchen
  • electric
  • light
  • turn off
  • turn on
  • on the stove
  • slave over a hot stove

Synonyms

  • cooker
  • range
  • hotplate
  • burner

Antonyms

  • cold
  • chill

Common mistakes

  • Confusing 'stove' with 'oven' — they are different appliances.
  • Using 'stove' as a verb, which is incorrect.
  • Saying 'the stoves' when referring to one stove.