oven
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Oven \Ov"en\ ([u^]v"'n), n. [AS. ofen; akin to D. oven, OHG. ofan, ovan, G. ofen, Icel. ofn, Dan. ovn, Sw. ugn, Goth. a['u]hns, Gr. 'ipno`s, Skr. ukh[=a] pot.] 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. [1913 Webster]
Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.
1.The act of applying; application. [1913 Webster]
2.subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
3.A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical appliance; a machine with its appliances. [1913 Webster]
4.Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions. An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are the refrigerator, washing machine, clothes drier, oven, and dishwasher. Some minor appliances are a toaster, vacuum cleaner or microwave oven. [PJC]