oven
noun
a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
ovenlike
-
a word derived from
oven.
Example Sentences
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After last-minute gulps of water, everyone filters back into the heat of the desert and hurries to air out the cars’ ovenlike cabins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Many sidewalks and plazas in the region were ghost towns, and the hum of air-conditioners filled the heavy, ovenlike air.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2018
Farmers in the Midwest are watching helplessly as ovenlike conditions blister their runty fields of corn.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2012
Part of the Marine detachment stayed in an ovenlike compartment, throwing bombs and rockets overboard.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Commander turned from the window and walked toward the fire that burned brightly on the deep ovenlike hearth.
From Selected Stories of Bret Harte by Bret Harte
