microwave

Nouns

  • (n) a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
  • (n) kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food microwave oven,

Verbs

  • (v) cook or heat in a microwave oven
    • You can microwave the leftovers
    micro-cook, nuke, zap,

Synonyms

micro-cook nuke zap microwave oven

Words of close approximity

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