Word: stove

Associations

A stove is a kitchen appliance used for cooking. It typically has burners on top where pots and pans can be placed to heat food. It is often powered by gas or electricity.

• You might use a stove to boil water for pasta. In this case, you turn on a burner and put a pot on it.
• If you're making breakfast, you can use a stove to fry eggs or cook pancakes in a frying pan.
• When baking a cake, you usually preheat the stove so that it reaches the right temperature before putting the cake in the oven.

A well-known synonym for stove is "cooker." However, "cooker" can refer to different types of cooking appliances, while "stove" specifically indicates a cooking surface with burners.

Substitution

Instead of using "stove," you might say:

• "cooktop" when referring specifically to the top part with burners.
• "oven" if you mean the enclosed space used for baking.
• "range" which generally encompasses both the stove burners and the oven in one unit.

Using these alternatives helps to specify what part of the cooking process you are discussing.