stove

Everyday

1. A piece of kitchen equipment for cooking, with hot rings or burners on top and often an oven. tree →
2. A closed metal box that burns wood, coal or gas to heat a room. tree →

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 →
• Turn pan handles inward on the stove. tree →
• Don't touch the stove — it's hot! tree →
• We cooked sausages on a camping stove. tree →
• A wood stove keeps the cabin warm. tree →
• Ask an adult before using the stove. tree →
• The devils flung themselves on the stove. tree →

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.