oven

[ uhv-uhn ]
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noun
  1. a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.

Origin of oven

1
before 900; Middle English; Old English ofen; cognate with German Ofen,Old Norse ofn

Other words from oven

  • ov·en·like, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for oven

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

Origin of oven

1
Old English ofen; related to Old High German ofan, Old Norse ofn

Derived forms of oven

  • oven-like, adjective

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