block heater vs stove

block heater

noun
  • An electric heater that heats the engine of a car to ease starting in cold weather. 

stove

noun
  • A heater, a closed apparatus to burn fuel for the warming of a room. 

  • A hothouse (heated greenhouse). 

  • A stovetop, with hotplates. 

  • A device for heating food, (UK) a cooker. 

verb
  • To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat. 

  • To heat or dry, as in a stove. 

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