Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: stove
IPA transcription: [st'oʊv]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: stove, kitchen_stove, range, kitchen_range, cooking_stove
    Meaning: a kitchen appliance used for cooking food; "dinner was already on the stove"
  • Synonyms: stove
    Meaning: any heating apparatus
Usage examples
  • On the bench behind the stove lay a man, covered up with a blanket.
  • In cases where stove heat is used these precautions are not necessary.
  • If you are careful, it can be done very well in the dripping-pan of a stove.
  • The cradle is carried upstairs, and I sleep on Charlie's blanket behind the stove.
  • They took her there, gave her a knife, and said she must scrape at the iron stove.
  • He tried to cover the light of the fire, but only succeeded in upsetting the stove.
  • If you have no rice boiler, but must boil it on the stove, more broth will be required.
  • This could be a camp stove with fuel, or a supply of wood or coal if you have a fireplace.
  • She took leave of her father, put a knife in her belt, and went to the iron stove in the wood.
  • There was a kind of dresser with crockery hanging from it, a small table and a little oil stove.