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stove

DEFINITIONS OF: stove

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n a kitchen appliance used for cooking food

“dinner was already on the stove
Synonyms:
cooking stove, kitchen range, kitchen stove, range
Types:
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charcoal burner
a stove that burns charcoal as fuel
cookstove
a stove for cooking (especially a wood- or coal-burning kitchen stove)
electric range
a kitchen range in which the heat for cooking is provided by electric power
gas cooker, gas range, gas stove
a range with gas rings and an oven for cooking with gas
potbelly, potbelly stove
a bulbous stove in which wood or coal is burned
Primus, Primus stove
a portable paraffin cooking stove; used by campers
spirit stove
a stove that burns a volatile liquid fuel such as alcohol
Type of:
kitchen appliance
a home appliance used in preparing food

n any heating apparatus

Type of:
heater, warmer
device that heats water or supplies warmth to a room
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