stove

noun

/stəʊv/

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a piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating rooms
- a gas/wood-burning stove
see also potbelly stove
Extra Examples
- Don't touch the stove! It's hot.
- There is no heating in the house apart from a small wood-burning stove.
Topics Houses and homesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hot
- kitchen
- electric
- …
verb + stove
- light
- turn off
- turn on
- …
preposition
- on the stove
phrases
- slave over a hot stove
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(British English also cooker)
(North American English also range)
a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top
- She put a pan of water on the stove.
- Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking).
Extra Examples
- 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.
Topics Cooking and eatingb2, Houses and homesb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- hot
- kitchen
- electric
- …
verb + stove
- light
- turn off
- turn on
- …
preposition
- on the stove
phrases
- slave over a hot stove
See full entry

Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘sweating room’): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew.

单词	stove
释义	stove noun /stəʊv/ /stəʊv/ jump to other results a piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating rooms a gas/wood-burning stove see also potbelly stove Extra Examples Don't touch the stove! It's hot. There is no heating in the house apart from a small wood-burning stove. Topics Houses and homesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hot kitchen electric … verb + stove light turn off turn on … preposition on the stove phrases slave over a hot stove See full entry (British English also cooker) (North American English also range) a large piece of equipment for cooking food, containing an oven and gas or electric rings on top She put a pan of water on the stove. Most people don't want to spend hours slaving over a hot stove (= cooking). Extra Examples 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. Topics Cooking and eatingb2, Houses and homesb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective hot kitchen electric … verb + stove light turn off turn on … preposition on the stove phrases slave over a hot stove See full entry Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘sweating room’): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew. stove verb /stəʊv/ /stəʊv/ jump to other results past tense, past participle of stave Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘sweating room’): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew.
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