1. an enclosed heated compartment used for cooking or baking food
2. a chamber used for heating, drying, or processing materials
Usage: industrial

Examples

• She preheated the oven to 350 degrees before baking the cookies.
• The turkey needs to roast in the oven for three hours.
• He forgot to turn off the oven after making dinner.
• The pizza oven at the restaurant reaches very high temperatures.
• Mom pulled the fresh bread from the oven.
• The pottery oven fired the clay bowls overnight.
• We need to clean the oven before the holidays.