Definition

Noun: A large, heavy kitchen appliance containing both an oven and a set of burners or hotplates on its top surface, used for cooking food. It is typically powered by gas or electricity and is a permanent or semi-permanent fixture in a kitchen.

Usage

The term "kitchen range" refers to the complete cooking appliance. It is a somewhat formal or technical term; in everyday conversation, people often simply say "stove" or "cooktop and oven." It is used as a countable noun.

Examples

• The old kitchen range was replaced with a modern, energy-efficient model.
• She prepared the entire holiday meal using only her gas kitchen range.
• The antique kitchen range in the farmhouse was still functional.

Advanced Usage

• "to be at/on the kitchen range": This phrasing is not standard. One would say food is (cooking on a burner) or (baking inside the range).
  • The soup is simmering on the stove. (Not: on the kitchen range)
• The term can be used descriptively to evoke a sense of tradition or hearth, especially when referring to older, non-electric models.
  • The cozy cabin was centered around a cast-iron kitchen range.

Variants and Related Words

• Stove (n): A common synonym for the cooking surface (burners) or, informally, the entire range. "Dinner was on the stove" implies cooking on the burners.
• Oven (n): The enclosed, heated compartment within a kitchen range used for baking and roasting.
• Cooktop (n): The top surface of a kitchen range containing the burners. It can also be a separate appliance installed into a counter.
• Range (n): A shortened, very common form of "kitchen range."
• Cooker (n): A term used primarily in British English for a kitchen range.

Synonyms

• Stove
• Range
• Cooking stove
• Cooker (chiefly British)

Related Phrases

• Kitchen appliance: The broader category to which a kitchen range belongs.
• Gas range / Electric range: Specifies the power source of the kitchen range.
• Oven range: A less common variant emphasizing the oven component.

Noun

1. a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
   • dinner was already on the stove