oven

[uhv-uhn]

noun

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

oven

/ 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

verb

1. (tr) to cook in an oven

Other Word Forms

• ovenlike adjective
• oven-like adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of oven¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of oven¹

Old English ofen; related to Old High German ofan, Old Norse ofn

Example Sentences

"You repurpose existing skills -- using an oven, measuring ingredients, kneading dough -- and combine them with new ones, like whipping batter and making frosting, to create something entirely different."

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After breakfast following practice, she was set to rush home and put the family turkey in the oven.

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Stocks are having their best Thanksgiving week since 2012 but as Americans around the country rush to put their turkeys in the oven even more market gains could be heating up.

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Stocks are having their best Thanksgiving week since 2012 but as Americans around the country rush to put their turkeys in the oven even more market gains could be heating up.

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To prepare, simply place the half turkey on a baking sheet, tuck the butter disk between the skin and breast and roast in the oven.

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Related Words

• kiln 
• microwave 
• microwave oven 
• stove