Definition of oven
:a chamber used for baking, heating, or drying
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Examples of oven in a Sentence
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
Recent Examples of oven from the Web
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Convection ovens help by blowing around hot air and wicking away moisture and steam, which in turn allows vegetables to brown more quickly and evenly.
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The kitchen will be equipped with wood-burning ovens and grills.
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Sound engineers first stuck the tapes into an oven and literally baked them, which prevents them from deteriorating, then put them on a vintage reel-to-reel player.
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Can be stored for up to three days in the fridge and reheat in the oven or microwave.
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And there’s no greater oven to try and perform in than in the red zone, on third down, with a veteran quarterback like Andy Dalton calling out his protection from the shotgun.
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The ruins of two buildings and several coke ovens, barely visible beneath drapes of vines and trees, are all that remain today.
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Heat a large Dutch oven or soup pot over medium-low heat.
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Perhaps this is based on the same principle that applies to French doors or Dutch ovens.
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Origin and Etymology of oven
Middle English, from Old English ofen; akin to Old High German ofan oven and perhaps to Greek ipnos oven
OVEN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of oven for English Language Learners
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: a piece of cooking equipment that is used for baking or roasting food
OVEN Defined for Kids
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Definition of oven for Students
:a heated chamber (as in a stove) for baking, heating, or drying
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