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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʌv^ən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈʌvən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(uv′ən)

ov•en /ˈʌvən/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

a small box-shaped area with a door, as a part of a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, or drying;
or an appliance in this shape.

ov•en (uv′ən),USA pronunciation n.

a chamber or compartment, as in a stove, for baking, roasting, heating, drying, etc.

bef. 900; Middle English; Old English ofen; cognate with German Ofen, Old Norse ofn

ov′en•like′, adj.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

oven /ˈʌv^ən/ n

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

(transitive) to cook in an oven

Etymology: Old English ofen; related to Old High German ofan, Old Norse ofnˈoven-ˌlike adj

'oven' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bake - baked Alaska - bloomer - camp oven - chimney - Dutch oven - furnace - gas chamber - gas oven - hangi - kiln - Māori oven - mark - micro - microwave - microwave oven - ovenable - ovenbird - oven-ready - peel - petit four - regulo - roast - roof - scone - slow - tikka - baker - beehive - beep - broil - brown-and-serve - brownie - bum - coke - coke oven - convection oven - countertop - dry kiln - duchess potatoes - duct - fall - flush - Fornax - gas - heat - hornito - inferno - lehr - lobster thermidor

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Synonyms: kiln, furnace, rotisserie, toaster oven, broiler, more...

Collocations: a [gas, double, fan-assisted, fan, microwave] oven, oven [gloves, mitt, trays, dishes, racks], a [clay, stone, tandoor, pizza, baking] oven, more...

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