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HOW TO PRONOUNCE

oven

/ˈʌ.vn̩/

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What does oven mean?

noun

  1. A chamber used for baking or heating.
  2. (figuratively) A very hot place.

verb

  1. (informal) To cook in an oven.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈʌ.vn̩/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/ˈʌv.ən/
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Dust it all over with grated Parmesan and Cheddar, put it in the oven for half an hour, and serve very hot.
W. G., Mrs. WatersThe Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian DishesProject Gutenberg ebook #930
After an hour's walk my tormentors halted before the mouth of an oven,--a furnace heated seven times, and now roaring with flames.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
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They are spread out in a layer so that evaporation may easily take place, the door of the oven being left open.
Bolton HallThree Acres and LibertyProject Gutenberg ebook #4509
A flannel bag, filled with hot powdered table salt, made hot in the oven, applied to the bowels, will afford much comfort.
Pye Henry ChavasseAdvice to a Mother on the Management of Her ChildrenProject Gutenberg ebook #6595
His great feat was to enter an oven with a raw leg of mutton, not retiring until the meat was well baked.
George M. (George Milbrey) Gould; Walter L. (Walter Lytle) PyleAnomalies and Curiosities of MedicineProject Gutenberg ebook #747