cookstove

cook·stove

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [koo k-stohv]
- /ˈkʊkˌstoʊv/
- /kˈʊkstəʊv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [koo k-stohv]
- /ˈkʊkˌstoʊv/

Definitions of cookstove word

noun cookstove a stove for cooking 3
noun cookstove a wood- or coal-burning stove for use in cooking. 1
noun cookstove A stove used for cooking, especially a primitive kind heated by burning wood, charcoal, dung, etc. 1

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Origin of cookstove

First appearance:

before 1805

One of the 41% newest English words

First recorded in 1805-15; cook1 + stove1

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Parts of speech for Cookstove

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Cookstove

cookstove popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

cookstove usage trend in Literature

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