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# stove

noun (a stove, stoves)

«stove» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A piece of kitchen equipment for cooking, with hot rings or burners on top and often an oven. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#m1)
2. A closed metal box that burns wood, coal or gas to heat a room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life, food is cooked on the stove; in British English it is often called a "cooker" or "hob". In safety lessons, children learn that the stove is hot, turn pan handles inward, never leave cooking alone, and keep tea towels away from flames. Camping stoves are used outdoors. Phrases: on the stove, stovetop, gas stove, wood stove, camping stove.

### Examples

- The soup is heating on the stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x1)
- Turn pan handles inward on the stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x2)
- Don't touch the stove — it's hot! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x3)
- We cooked sausages on a camping stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x4)
- A wood stove keeps the cabin warm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x5)
- Ask an adult before using the stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x6)
- The devils flung themselves on the stove. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a stove, stoves. In the UK the top part is "the hob" and the whole thing is "the cooker"; in the USA, Canada and Australia "stove" is usual. Safety: a stove can stay hot after it is turned off; if a pan catches fire, never throw water on it — get an adult.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «stove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stove/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«stove» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stove.html) on Mova free.