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| appliance |
a practical device, esp. any of several pieces of equipment used in the home such as a stove, refrigerator, or washing machine. |
| baseburner |
a stove or furnace that feeds to the base of the unit additional fuel, such as coal, as needed. |
| broiler |
a device used for broiling food, such as a grill, pan, or compartment in a stove. [1/2 definitions] |
| burner |
the part of a furnace, water heater, stove, or other appliance that emits heat or flame. [1/2 definitions] |
| chimney |
a hollow, vertical structure of masonry, which allows smoke and gases to escape from a furnace, fireplace, or stove; flue. [1/2 definitions] |
| cooker |
(chiefly British) a large kitchen appliance that uses electricity or burns fuel to provide heat for cooking with pots and pans; stove. [1/2 definitions] |
| cooktop |
the part of a cooking stove that containers the burners. [1/2 definitions] |
| damper |
in a furnace or stove, a movable metal plate that controls air flow. [1/2 definitions] |
| draft |
a current of air in an enclosed space such as a room, chimney, or stove (sometimes spelled "draught"). [2/18 definitions] |
| fire |
a particular burning, as in a stove, furnace, or other place designed for burning. [1/14 definitions] |
| firebox |
the portion of a stove or furnace in which the fuel is burned. [1/2 definitions] |
| Franklin stove |
a cast-iron stove that is enclosed at the top, bottom, and sides but that can be opened in front to resemble a hearth. |
| grate1 |
a framework of metal bars that holds the fuel in a furnace, stove, or fireplace. [1/4 definitions] |
| hood |
a metal covering over a stove, equipped with a draft for eliminating smoke. [1/6 definitions] |
| oven |
a compartment, as in a stove, that can be heated for baking or roasting food or the like. |
| overdraw |
to have too strong an overdraft, as a stove or furnace. [1/5 definitions] |
| potbelly |
a cast-iron stove with a round, protuberant body. [1/2 definitions] |
| pothook |
a hook used to hang a pot or kettle over a fire, or a rod with a hook used to lift hot pots, irons, or the like, from a stove top or fire. [1/2 definitions] |
| range |
a cooking stove with burners and an oven. [1/20 definitions] |
| stovepipe |
a cylindrical sheet metal pipe that conducts smoke and fumes from a stove into a vertical flue. [1/2 definitions] |
| woodstove |
a stove, usu. connected to a chimney, that burns wood to provide heat. |
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