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oven
oven S3 /ˈʌvən/ noun [countable]
 Language: Old English
 Origin: ofen

1. a piece of equipment that food is cooked inside, shaped like a metal box with a door on the front ⇨ cooker, stove:
    Preheat the oven to 200 degrees C.
    Press the mixture onto the bread and bake in a hot oven for ten minutes.
2. like an oven informal uncomfortably hot ⇨ have a bun in the oven at bun(5)