oven

2 definitions • 7 examples

the part of a cooker with a door, used to bake or roast food:

a conventional/gas/fan-assisted oven

a microwave oven

a cool/medium/hot oven

Place the cake in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.

Calcutta in summer is like an oven (= extremely and uncomfortably hot).

part of a stove that is box-shaped with a door, in which food is baked or heated, or a separate device with this shape and use:

Roast the turkey in a 325° oven for four hours.

a toaster/microwave oven