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The bread baked in the oven.
What does Oven mean?
An oven is used to bake or heat food.
Dictionary definition
A kitchen appliance or enclosed space used for baking or heating food.
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Oven in a sentence
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An adult preheated the oven before dinner.
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The recipe explained why oven temperature and timing matter when baking.
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What does oven mean?
Oven means An oven is used to bake or heat food.
Practice 2
Which sentence uses oven correctly?
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Practice 3
Which word is most closely related to oven?
Stove is close in meaning to oven.
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WordOven.
Partnoun.
MeaningOven means An oven is used to bake or heat food.
ExampleExample: The bread baked in the oven.
Word breakdown
2 syllables. Say each part, then blend the word.
- Syllables
- uh · vun
- Strongest beat
- uh
- Ending
- vun
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- Put a little extra energy on uh.
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Synonyms
Words like Oven
stoveUse for a cooking appliance, though it may include burners too.
baking applianceUse for a device used to bake food.
Antonyms
Opposite words
freezerUse for an appliance that keeps food frozen.
coolerUse for something that keeps items cold.
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Word family
Oven word family
Base word
oven
noun
ovens
More than one oven.
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Hint for students
An oven is used to bake or heat food.
Common mix-up
Oven is not the same as freezer. Oven means an oven is used to bake or heat food.
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Read this model sentence: An adult preheated the oven before dinner. Clue words: adult, preheated, dinner. Underline clue words that show why oven fits instead of freezer. Now write one new sentence that shows oven without using the word oven. Ask: Does my sentence clearly show oven?
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