oven

noun

ov·​en ˈə-vən How to pronounce oven (audio)
: a chamber used for baking, heating, or drying

Examples of oven in a Sentence

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Please take the pizza out of the oven.
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Slide the tray onto the center rack of the preheated oven and set timer for 20 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 8. Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 23 Feb. 2025 That itself is not too hard to set up or use, but knowing when to pull your cheesecake out of the oven is. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2025 The package of appliances includes a Thermador six-burner stove with a griddle range and double ovens. David Caraccio, Sacramento Bee, 22 Feb. 2025 Putting your food on a cooling rack in the oven allows the fat to drip off and all sides of your food to be heated evenly. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 19 Feb. 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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“Oven.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oven. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

oven

noun
ov·​en ˈəv-ən How to pronounce oven (audio)
: a chamber (as in a stove) used for baking, heating, or drying

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