oven
/ˈʌ.vn̩/
nounverb
A chamber used for baking or heating.
NWL
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Noun 2 meanings
A chamber used for baking or heating.
A very hot place.
Verb 1 meaning
To cook in an oven.
“I'm gonna oven the pie for about 30 minutes, mate.”
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English oven, from Old English ofn (“oven”), from Proto-West Germanic *ofn (“oven”), from Proto-Germanic *uhnaz, *uhwnaz (“oven”).
OVEN at a glance
OVEN has 4 letters and scores 7 points in Scrabble (O 1 + V 4 + E 1 + N 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,500 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with oven
All rhymesOne letter away
- OVER7
- EVEN7
- OPEN6
- OMEN6
- OXEN11
- OVEL7
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