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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Close the lid so the grill becomes an outdoor oven, but rotate the flatbread often to avoid burning the bottom over any hot spots.
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Ribs that are roasted start to finish in an oven usually come out gnarled and dry.
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Then there are the reminders that The Villa was built a hundred years ago: the reptile holding tank, a reinforced-door dynamite shack, an outdoor oven.
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Temperatures in the 70s are expected Wednesday, which could turn the mountain into an oven.
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The pork shoulder goes in an oven for the majority of the time and then finishes on a grill.
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His students later add the right toppings and bake their pies in an oven from Italy certified by the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana, the organization dedicated to protecting and promoting true Neapolitan pies.
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This conclusion contradicted observations of real-life black bodies (such as an oven).
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After the composite core is solidified in an oven, the rocket segment is ready for another crew to install the metal connectors for both ends of the three-stage rocket.
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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
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First Known Use: before 12th century
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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
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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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