oven

American  

[uhv-uhn] / ˈʌv ən /

noun

1. a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.

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oven British  

/ ˈʌvən /

noun

1. an enclosed heated compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food

2. a similar device, usually lined with a refractory material, used for drying substances, firing ceramics, heat-treating, etc

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verb

1. (tr) to cook in an oven

Other Word Forms

• oven-like adjective
• ovenlike adjective

Etymology

Origin of oven

before 900; Middle English; Old English ofen; cognate with German Ofen, Old Norse ofn

Example Sentences

Mom was just putting something into the oven.

From Literature

Humanity’s greatest problem—knowing when to take the cookies out of the oven—will be solved.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Oh, it’s in the oven. It’s probably done,” Mom said.

From Literature

The kitchen was hot as an oven, and it was just as hot outside.

From Literature

She pulled down a tray of warm baklava, fresh from the oven, and put a slice on a plate and handed it to Julio.

From Literature

Related Words

• kiln
• microwave
• microwave oven
• stove