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

There have been a few challenges with the kitchen, namely using an oven designed for making bagels to bake bread. — Connie Ogle july 17, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026

The toaster used is shared with full-gluten bread, but the conveyor belt-style oven allows workers to place gluten-free bread on aluminum foil to keep it from touching the actual oven. — Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026

Matter supports several major home appliance categories (and has done for a couple of years now); including ovens, cooktops, microwaves, refrigerators, freezers, dishwashers, washing machines, dryers, and robotic vacuums. — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

The appeal is using waste heat – the kind that leaks out of a data center or a bakery oven – to cool spaces without adding to the electrical load of conventional air conditioning. — New Atlas, 16 July 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