Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Please take the pizza out of the oven.
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The Tequila undergoes a traditional production process that includes slow-cooking the agave in stone ovens, roller mill extraction, and fermentation in stainless steel tanks without fibers.—Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025 Outside, a covered patio next to an outdoor kitchen with a pizza oven offers an opportunity for al fresco dining.—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 7 June 2025 Eating meatloaf hot from the oven for dinner is merely its first step toward final glory, which is to be meatloaf sandwiches for lunch the next day.—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2025 The outer walls of the kitchen have a Thermador range with a large oven.—James Alexander, Hartford Courant, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for oven
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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