oven

UK /ˈʌv.ən/ US /ˈʌ.vn̩/

noun 2verb 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

electric, gas, microwave

hot, low, moderate, warm

She turned the heat down to a low oven to cook the chicken slowly.

preheated | combination, convection, conventional, fan-assisted | domestic | self-cleaning | bread

clay

The baker heated her clay oven before making fresh bread for the market.

VERB + OVEN

light, switch on, turn on

heat, preheat

You need to heat the oven for about ten minutes before you put the cake in.

bake sth in, cook sth in | put sth in | remove sth from, take sth out of | clean

OVEN + VERB

heat (up)

The oven was heating up while I prepared the cake ingredients.

cool (down)

OVEN + NOUN

PREP

in an/the ~

The pizza needs to cook in the oven for about twenty minutes.

Definitions

noun

A chamber used for baking or heating.

Baby I'm hot just like an oven / I need some lovin'

A very hot place.

The ballroom that evening was an absolute oven. I probably perspired more dancing then during the afternoon ballgame.

verb

To cook in an oven.

I'm gonna oven the pie for about 30 minutes, mate.

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Example Bank

Baby I'm hot just like an oven / I need some lovin'

Wiktionary

The ballroom that evening was an absolute oven. I probably perspired more dancing then during the afternoon ballgame.

Wiktionary

I'm gonna oven the pie for about 30 minutes, mate.

Wiktionary

The oven in my house didn't run well today.

Tatoeba · #24196

It is about time we bought a new microwave oven.

Tatoeba · #31187

Microwaves penetrate the food in the oven.

Tatoeba · #32893

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, oven is marked as figuratively, informal, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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