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oven
[ uhv-uhn ]
noun
- a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.
oven
/ ˈʌvən /
noun
- an enclosed heated compartment or receptacle for baking or roasting food
- a similar device, usually lined with a refractory material, used for drying substances, firing ceramics, heat-treating, etc
verb
- tr to cook in an oven
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Derived Forms
- ˈoven-ˌlike, adjective
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Other Words From
- oven·like adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oven1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of oven1
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Example Sentences
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 6, 1/2-cup ramekins and set aside.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the vegetable oil in a large, high-sided cast iron skillet.
Bake on the center rack of the oven for 40 to 50 minutes or until set.
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Soak the cranberries in ¾ cup cranberry juice for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in a medium heavy-bottomed pot or Dutch oven, such as Le Creuset.
If the cake rises well in the oven, it is commonly said that it is "nice and plum;" and vice vers, that it is heavy.
When we place the watch in an oven the heat of which is 95 degrees, we might find that it had lost seven seconds.
A variety of paving tile called "oven tiles" is of similar material to the ordinary red brick, and in size is 10 or 12 in.
Roll it out thin, cut it into small round biscuits, and bake in a hot oven.
Allow the mixture to simmer in a hot oven and serve with fresh asparagus cut before breakfast.
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