oven

noun

ov·​en ˈə-vən How to pronounce oven (audio)
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: 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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For family-sized batches of chili, rice side dishes, macaroni and cheese, and more, the Dutch oven has a spacious 5-quart capacity, which is also great for deep frying chicken, braising pot roast, or even making homemade bread. — Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 19 Mar. 2025 Like Beast + Bounty, Good Neighbor will fire pizzas and steaks in the restaurant’s wood-burning oven, and source from local growers. — Benjy Egel, Sacramento Bee, 18 Mar. 2025 Inside its iron gates were an increasing number of horrors, including cremation ovens, bone fragments, hundreds of pairs of shoes, clothing and even children’s toys. — Brie Stimson, Fox News, 16 Mar. 2025 Crack the eggs into the wells, season them, and put the pan in the oven until the eggs are cooked to your liking. — Cody Godwin, USA TODAY, 14 Mar. 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

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The first known use of oven was before the 12th century

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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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