oven

noun

ov·​en ˈə-vən 

: a chamber (as in a stove) that is 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Remove from the oven and let cool on the trays for 1 to 2 mins. —The Week Uk, TheWeek, 2 May 2026

Following a 50-hour preheating process in this special oven, the parachute was baked at 257 degrees Fahrenheit (125 degrees Celsius) for 36 hours. —Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 1 May 2026

Brick oven pizza, pasta dishes and chicken, seafood or veal entrees in the TCU neighborhood. —Ella Gonzales may 1, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026

Recipe information Place a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 350°. —Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 May 2026

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

• beehive oven
• convection oven
• Dutch oven
• have a bun in the oven
• like an oven
• microwave oven
• oven glove
• oven mitt
• oven-ready
• toaster oven

Rhymes for oven

• coven

Kids Definition

oven

noun

ov·​en ˈəv-ən 

: a chamber (as in a stove) used for baking, heating, or drying