Oven

/ˈʌvən/

/ˈəvən/

Oven

a box-shaped piece of equipment with a front door that is usually part of a stove, used for baking, cooking, or heating food

Examples

1. They roasted a whole chicken in the oven for Sunday dinner.

2. The kitchen had a double oven, allowing for simultaneous baking of different dishes.

3. The vegetables cook in the oven until they are tender.

4. The shrimp cocktail is on ice, the chicken is in the oven.