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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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Step 8: Remove from oven and let cool completely in the pan.
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Preparation Preheat oven to 350°. Toast almonds on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once, until slightly darkened in color and fragrant, 7–10 minutes.
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Slightly cook the vegetables and meat in a frying pan before placing into the oven.
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Bake 10 minutes at 350 degrees, then reduce oven temperature to 300 degrees and continue baking for another 35 minutes.
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A stainless-steel refrigerator, double oven, and wine cooler round out the ergonomically designed, triangular space.
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Bagels, baked in Chuck Jackel's food truck, were fresh out of the oven.
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When the baking sheets were in the oven, Nerissa licked her hands and then the beaters.
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Bake on a cookie sheet coated with cooking spray in oven set at 350 degrees for 18 minutes.
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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
oven
playDefinition 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
oven
playDefinition of oven for Students
: a heated chamber (as in a stove) for baking, heating, or drying
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