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Definition of "oven" []

  • A chamber or enclosed compartment for heating, baking, or roasting food, as in a stove, or for firing, baking, hardening, or drying objects, as in a kiln. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "oven" in a sentence
  • "These cakes should he baked in a moderately hot oven and not a _hot oven_."
  • "Toaster oven• Don’t overfill your oven when using it to cook."
  • "That "HEEB" on the oven is short for "Hebrew," which is a derogatory term for Jews, like the "N" word."