Oven

/ˈʌvən/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A chamber used for baking, roasting, or heating food.

I preheated the oven to 375 degrees before putting the cake in.

An apparatus or structure in which material is subjected to high temperatures for chemical or physical treatment.

The pottery was placed in a kiln, which is a type of oven, to harden.

A heating device used in laboratories for drying or curing substances.

The researchers used a laboratory oven to evaporate the solvents from their samples.

Middle English 'oven', from Old English 'ofen', and related to Dutch 'oven' and German 'Ofen'.

oven-ready

Food that is prepped and ready to be placed in the oven.

to warm up in the oven

To heat something in the oven for serving.

bake in the oven

To cook food using dry heat in an oven.

bake

To cook food by dry heat in an oven.

roast

To cook food with dry heat, typically using an oven.

convection oven

An oven that uses a fan to circulate hot air.

To throw someone in the oven

After losing the game, the coach said the team was going into the oven until they improved.

A very hot place or situation

That party became an oven when everyone started dancing.