the part of a cooker that is like a box with a door on the front, in which food is cooked or heated. Take the cake out of the oven. Bake in a preheated oven ... Oven glove · Fan oven · Convection oven · Oven-ready adjective

the part of a stove shaped like a box with a door on the front, in which food is cooked or heated. Take the cake out of the oven.

Where does the noun oven come from? The earliest known use of the noun oven is in the Old English period (pre-1150). oven is a word inherited from Germanic.

There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the verb oven. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

A closed structure used for cooking, distinct from a hearth. Ovens are generally constructed of clay or stone.

oven-ready adjective /ˌʌvn ˈredi/ /ˌʌvn ˈredi/ [usually before noun] (of food) bought already prepared and ready for cooking.

​an oven with a fan that moves hot air around to heat food in an even way. Preheat the oven to 200°C, fan oven 180°C, gas mark 6.

7 дней назад · 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.

​an oven with a fan that moves hot air around to heat food in an even way. Heat a convection oven to 225°F or a conventional oven to 250°F.

convection oven noun a cooking device with a fan that moves hot air around to heat food in an even way