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stove

/stəʊv/

/stoʊv/

stovenoun

stoves

/stəʊv/

/stoʊv/

Translations

печь

The old house had a large brick stove in the kitchen.

В старом доме на кухне была большая кирпичная печь.

плита

She cooked dinner on the electric stove.

Она приготовила ужин на электрической плите.

Definitions

A device or appliance used for cooking or heating that typically uses gas, electricity, or wood as a fuel source.

She cooked dinner on the new electric stove.

A portable apparatus that burns fuel or uses electricity to provide heat, often used in camping or outdoor activities.

We brought a small camping stove to prepare meals during our hiking trip.

A heated room or chamber used for drying, curing, or storing goods by means of artificial heat.

The tobacco leaves were hung in the stove to cure before packaging.

A heated room, greenhouse, or hothouse kept at a high temperature for cultivating tender plants (now chiefly historical).

Victorian gardeners often grew exotic orchids in a tropical stove attached to the main conservatory.

Synonyms

stoveverb

stoved

Past Simple

stoved

Past Participle

stoving

Gerund

/stəʊv/

/stoʊv/

Translations

топить

They stove the cabin to keep it warm during the winter.

Они топили хижину, чтобы согреть её зимой.

Additional translations

готовить на печи

Definitions

To treat or dry by heating on a stove.

The craftsman stoved the wood to ensure it was completely dry before using it in his project.

Simple past tense and past participle of stave (“to smash or break inward”).

Heavy seas stove in several of the ship’s wooden planks during the storm.

Synonyms

smash in

smash

crush

cave in

dent

batter in

break in

crush in

implode

shatter

stoveadjective

/stəʊv/

/stoʊv/

Used attributively before a noun to denote a relation to a stove (e.g., stove paint, stove repair).

Definitions

Designed for, used with, or relating to a stove.

The technician applied a layer of stove enamel to the metal surface.

Synonyms

stavenoun

Definitions

A vertical wooden post or plank in a building or other structure.

The old barn was supported by several sturdy staves.

A set of lines, usually five, on which musical notes are written.

The composer carefully placed the notes on the stave to create a harmonious melody.

A verse or stanza of a poem or song.

The poet recited the first stave of his new work to the audience.

A narrow strip of wood forming part of the sides of a barrel, tub, or similar structure.

The cooper expertly fitted each stave to form a watertight barrel.

A long stick or staff used as a weapon or for support; a staff.

He leaned on his stave as he climbed the rocky path.

staveverb

stove

Past Simple

staved

Past Simple

staved

Past Participle

staving

Gerund

/steɪv/

Translations

предотвратить

We need to stave off the crisis before it escalates.

Нам нужно предотвратить кризис, прежде чем он обострится.

отбивать

He managed to stave off the attackers with a stick.

Ему удалось отбивать нападавших палкой.

Definitions

To smash or force a hole in; to break inward (often followed by "in").

The workers had to stave in the barrel to access its contents.

To avert or delay something bad or dangerous.

The government took measures to stave off the economic crisis.

Synonyms

staveadjective

Definitions

Made of, furnished with, or pertaining to wooden staves; used attributively before another noun.

Visitors admired the medieval stave church perched on the hill.