oven

noun

ov·​en ˈə-vən 

: a chamber (as in a stove) that is used for baking, heating, or drying

Examples of oven in a Sentence

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Please take the pizza out of the oven.

Recent Examples on the Web

Shrimp, rice, cheese, okra, and bell peppers bake in a creamy sauce in this elegant casserole that only requires 20 minutes in the oven. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 3 Mar. 2026

Just heat them in an air fryer, microwave, or conventional oven. —Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 3 Mar. 2026

Oven The oven of a dual fuel range is electrically powered and can be either single or double. —Bestreviews, Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2026

Most experts see the electrification of buildings — swapping furnaces, water heaters, stoves and ovens that run on burning fossil fuel with appliances plugged into California’s increasingly green electrical grid — as a necessary step toward meeting those goals. —Ben Christopher, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Old English ofen; akin to Old High German ofan oven and perhaps to Greek ipnos oven

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing oven

• beehive oven
• convection oven
• Dutch oven
• have a bun in the oven
• like an oven
• microwave oven
• oven glove
• oven mitt
• oven-ready
• toaster oven

Rhymes for oven

• coven

Kids Definition

oven

noun

ov·​en ˈəv-ən 

: a chamber (as in a stove) used for baking, heating, or drying