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Oven ˈʌvn Bake Noun Cake Preheated Minutes Gas/An

Word3 oven
WordType (noun)
Phonetic /ˈʌvn/ /ˈʌvn/
Example
  • take the cake out of the oven.
  • bake in a preheated oven for 15–20 minutes.
  • a gas/an electric oven
  • a cool/hot/moderate oven
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oven

(noun)/ˈʌvn/ /ˈʌvn/
  1. the part of a cooker that is like a box with a door on the front, in which food is cooked or heated
    • COMPARE microwave
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/microwave_2
    • Take the cake out of the oven.
    • Bake in a preheated oven for 15–20 minutes.
    • a gas/an electric oven
    • a cool/hot/moderate oven
    • Open a window, it's like an oven in here!
    • Use oven mitts to move hot food.

    Extra Examples

    • Bake them in a warm oven until risen and golden brown.
    • Preheat the oven to 190°C.
    • Tandoori food is cooked in a clay oven.
  2. to be pregnant
  3. Word Origin

    • Old English ofen, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch oven, German Ofen, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek ipnos.
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