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stove
Pronunciation: (stōv), [key]
—n., v., stoved, stov•ing.
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n.
1. a portable or fixed apparatus that furnishes heat for warmth, cooking, etc., commonly using coal, oil, gas, wood, or electricity as a source of power.
2. a heated chamber or box for some special purpose, as a drying room or a kiln for firing pottery.
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v.t.
to treat with or subject to heat, as in a stove.
stove
Pronunciation: (stōv), [key]—
v.
a pt. and pp. of
stave. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.