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

The kitchen is equipped with an oven, an induction cooktop, a sink, a fridge/freezer, and a breakfast bar seating area. —Adam Williams may 30, New Atlas, 30 May 2026

Production typically includes brick-oven cooking, roller-mill extraction, and stainless-steel fermentation. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

In this case, the corn can be cooked as-is (don’t worry about trimming anything or removing the husks ahead of time), either on the grill, on the stovetop, in the oven, or in the microwave. —Staff Author, Martha Stewart, 29 May 2026

When it’s put in the oven, the fizz dissipates inside the batter and causes the center to cave in. —Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 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