oven

noun

ov·​en ˈə-vən 

: a chamber used for baking, heating, or drying

Example Sentences

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Please take the pizza out of the oven.

Recent Examples on the Web

This took 12 minutes in my oven. —Rita Nader Heikenfeld, The Enquirer, 24 Feb. 2023

The butter is brushed onto the chicken, which roasts in a hot oven. —Christopher Kimball, USA TODAY, 1 Feb. 2023

Better than my indoor oven. —Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023

Pour peaches and juices into Dutch oven. —Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 17 Apr. 2023

If only anyone had brought a portable oven, some chicken wings, and a few DVDs of Chevy Chase movies, we would have been all set for the night. —Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 15 Apr. 2023

Typically that means placing the ham in a baking dish, cut side down, in a 300- to 325-degree oven. —Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023

Add onions, bay leaves and thyme to the Dutch oven, along with a little oil, if needed. —Odette Williams, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023

Menu items will include bacalao con papas, the Spanish salt cod and potato dish, baked in a stone oven; a Brazilian moqueca fish stew cooked in a clay pot and a pizza topped with plenty of fresh clams, cheese and arugula. —Elena Kadvany, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2023

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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

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

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

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Kids Definition

oven

noun

ov·​en ˈəv-ən 

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