oven

[uhv-uh n]

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noun

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

Origin of oven

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

Related formsov·en·like, adjective

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Related Words for oven

kiln, stove, microwave, range, roaster, tandoor

Examples from the Web for oven

Contemporary Examples of oven

Bake on the center rack of the oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until set.
Make ‘The Chew’s’ Carla Hall’s Pumpkin Pecan Pie
Carla Hall
December 26, 2014
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.
Make Carla Hall’s Roasted Pork Loin With Cranberries
Carla Hall
December 24, 2014
Meanwhile, heat the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset.
Make These Barefoot Contessa Chicken Pot Pies
Ina Garten
November 29, 2014
French and Crown one rib rack and season with salt and pepper, cover exposed bones with foil, cook in oven at 350 for 2.5 hours.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship
Harley Morenstein
July 26, 2014
In stand mixer, mix cookie mix following the directions on the box, scoop 11 cookies onto baking sheet, place in oven.
Epic Meal Empire’s Meat Monstrosities: From the Bacon Spider to the Cinnabattleship
Harley Morenstein
July 26, 2014

Historical Examples of oven

This consists in placing a piece of white paper in the oven.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
These are made of egg white and sugar and baked in the oven.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 4
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Remove from the oven and serve with the sirup from the apricots.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
Add the salt and water, cover the dish and place in the oven.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
The temperature of the oven is important in baking potatoes.
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 2
Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

British Dictionary definitions for oven

oven

noun

an enclosed heated compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food
a similar device, usually lined with a refractory material, used for drying substances, firing ceramics, heat-treating, etc

verb

(tr) to cook in an oven

Derived Formsoven-like, adjective

Word Origin for oven

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

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Word Origin and History for oven

Old English ofen "furnace, oven," from Proto-Germanic *ukhnaz (cf. Old Frisian, Dutch oven, Old High German ovan, German Ofen, Old Norse ofn, Old Swedish oghn, Gothic auhns), from PIE *aukw- "cooking pot" (cf. Sanskrit ukhah "pot, cooking pot," Latin aulla "pot," Greek ipnos), originally, perhaps, "something hollowed out." The oven-bird (1825) so called because of the shape of its nest. In slang, of a woman, to have (something) in the oven "to be pregnant" is attested from 1962.