The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A chamber or enclosed compartment for heating, baking, or roasting food, as in a stove, or for firing, baking, hardening, or drying objects, as in a kiln.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. 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.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A chamber or receptacle in which food is cooked by the heat radiated from the walls, roof, or floor.
n. In general, any inclosed chamber adapted to or used for applying heat to raw materials or to articles in process of manufacture.
n. A furnace.
n. An oven-bird or its nest.
n. In bacteriology, a compartment which can be heated and maintained at a temperature sufficient to sterilize glassware and various bacteriological apparatus. Also hot-air sterilizer.
To bake in an oven.
To inclose; muffle up in an oven.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
n. kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
Word Usage
"That "HEEB" on the oven is short for "Hebrew," which is a derogatory term for Jews, like the "N" word."