oven Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

WordNet

Ov"en noun
Etymology
AS. ofen; akin to D. oven, OHG. ofan, ovan, G. ofen, Icel. ofn, Dan. ovn, Sw. ugn, Goth. aúhns, Gr. , Skr. ukha pot.
Definitions
  1. A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting.

Webster 1913