OVEN

oven

(noun) kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

oven (plural ovens)

A chamber used for baking or heating.

Anagrams

• Veno, nevo-, veno-

Source: Wiktionary


Ov"en, n. Etym: [AS. ofen; akin to D. oven, OHG. ofan, ovan, G. ofen, Icel. ofn, Dan. ovn, Sw. ugn, Goth. aúhns, Gr. ukha pot.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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