Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
Recent Examples on the WebBake cake layers: Bake in preheated oven until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.—Liv Dansky, Southern Living, 26 Apr. 2024 Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and almonds are toasted, 20 to 25 minutes.—Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for oven
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English ofen; akin to Old High German ofan oven and perhaps to Greek ipnos oven
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of oven was
before the 12th century
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