# stoves

Pronunciation: say "STOHVZ" /stəʊvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of stove. — plural of stove
   - Simple: Plural of stove. Use this form when you mean more than one stove.
   - _The old farmhouse kitchen held a row of cast-iron stoves along one wall._
   - _Modern induction stoves heat pots without warming the surrounding air._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present indicative of stove. — third-person singular simple present indicative of stove
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of stove. Use it when one person or thing breaks a hole in something now.
   - _The falling beam stoves in the roof of the abandoned shed._
   - _A rogue wave stoves the dinghy against the pier with a splintering crack._

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