oven
noun
ov·en ˈə-vən 
: a chamber used for baking, heating, or drying
Example Sentences
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Please take the pizza out of the oven.
Recent Examples on the Web The pistachios crisped up in the hot oven, the cheese melted and the red onion turned sweet. 
Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Its scale is epic, a vast duplex with a wood-burning oven in Greenwich Village. New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 The kitchen has custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, a kitchen island, a double oven and a walk-in pantry and the family room has vaulted ceilings, a wet bar and an office. Lia Picard, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 While all pieces of the pie are certainly worth exploring, is there a particular oven that McGinn is extra-eager for viewers to peek inside? Dan Snierson, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Built in 1987, the house has 5 ½ bathrooms, one fireplace, a sunroom, high ceilings with skylights, a basement with a rec room, a butler’s pantry and a kitchen with a dual oven, an island and under-mount lighting. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The dough is formed into 15-inch pizza rounds and cooked in a rotating brick oven. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022 This year, nationwide appliance seller AJ Madison picked a 30-inch pizza oven, keg fridge, two-burner grill, an apron sink, a panel-ready ice maker, a warming drawer, a wine fridge and a cocktail station, and a modular island setup as its top picks. Kaitlin Petersen, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2022 All of the appliances are by The Gaggenau—including a double oven, a dishwasher and a full height wine refrigerator. Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 See More
Jenn Harriscolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Its scale is epic, a vast duplex with a wood-burning oven in Greenwich Village. New York Times, 2 Sep. 2022 The kitchen has custom cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, a kitchen island, a double oven and a walk-in pantry and the family room has vaulted ceilings, a wet bar and an office. Lia Picard, WSJ, 25 Aug. 2022 While all pieces of the pie are certainly worth exploring, is there a particular oven that McGinn is extra-eager for viewers to peek inside? Dan Snierson, EW.com, 25 Aug. 2022 Built in 1987, the house has 5 ½ bathrooms, one fireplace, a sunroom, high ceilings with skylights, a basement with a rec room, a butler’s pantry and a kitchen with a dual oven, an island and under-mount lighting. Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022 The dough is formed into 15-inch pizza rounds and cooked in a rotating brick oven. Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2022 This year, nationwide appliance seller AJ Madison picked a 30-inch pizza oven, keg fridge, two-burner grill, an apron sink, a panel-ready ice maker, a warming drawer, a wine fridge and a cocktail station, and a modular island setup as its top picks. Kaitlin Petersen, House Beautiful, 4 Aug. 2022 All of the appliances are by The Gaggenau—including a double oven, a dishwasher and a full height wine refrigerator. Dckaufman, Robb Report, 27 July 2022 See More 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
Phrases Containing oven
Kids Definition
oven
noun
ov·en ˈə-vən
: a heated chamber (as in a stove) for baking, heating, or drying
oven
noun
as in stove
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- stove
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