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Word: Stove
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (in the sense ‘sweating room’): from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German stove; perhaps related to the noun stew. Current verb senses date from the early 17th century
stəʊv
an apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity.
Short Definition:apparatus for cooking or heating that operates by burning fuel or using electricity
a hothouse for plants.
Short Definition:hothouse for plants
Word: Stove
Speech Type: Verb
stəʊv
fumigate or disinfect (a house) with sulphur or other fumes.
Short Definition:fumigate or disinfect house with sulphur or other fumes
treat (an object) by heating it in a stove in order to apply a desired surface coating.
Short Definition:treat object by heating it in stove
force or raise (plants) in a hothouse.
Short Definition:force or raise plants in hothouse
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