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oven

[uhv-uhn]

noun

  1. a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.



oven

/ ˈʌə /

noun

  1. an enclosed heated compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food

  2. a similar device, usually lined with a refractory material, used for drying substances, firing ceramics, heat-treating, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to cook in an oven

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ovenlike adjective
  • ˈDZ-ˌ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oven1

before 900; Middle English; Old English ofen; cognate with German Ofen, Old Norse ofn
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of oven1

Old English ofen; related to Old High German ofan, Old Norse ofn
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I cubed the steak and browned it hard in my cherry red Dutch oven, watching it cast off its fat and leave behind a savory varnish on the enamel.

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As Tucci explains, after the church, the first thing the villagers rebuilt was their communal bread oven — the place where, for generations, everything had revolved around bread.

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Bennett has turned to ChatGPT, which she refers to as “Chat,” to find vendors for a kitchen renovation project, compare heat pumps and weigh in on whether she should buy a convection oven.

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The new school has a culinary classroom with professional-grade stoves, ovens and refrigeration.

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Other footage showed bags of flour being unloaded at a bakery and hundreds of pitta breads rolling out of its ovens on conveyor belts.

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