microwave

Speech parts

1. microwave - Noun

2. microwave - Verb

Meaning

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

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

cook or heat in a microwave oven

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

nuke zap microwave oven micro-cook cook maser grill heat warm fix melt oven kiln furnace roast
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Antonyms

cold freezing freeze refrigerator extinguish chill
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Hypernyms

cook electromagnetic radiation electromagnetic wave kitchen appliance nonparticulate radiation

Phrases with the word

microwave furnace microwave electron tube microwave landing system microwave up microwave ovens microwave oven cooks food

Examples

They say you're not supposed to put metal in a microwave oven. They're right. Steven Wright

The New Age? Its just the old age stuck in a microwave oven for fifteen seconds. James Randi

When you cook it should be an act of love. To put a frozen bag in the microwave for your child is an act of hate. Raymond Blanc

My Saturday Night. My Saturday night is like a microwave burrito. Very tough to ruin something that starts out so bad to begin with. Michael Chabon

Imagine the books burning. And tapes and films and files, radios and televisions, will all go into that same bonfire. All those libraries and bookstores blazing away in the night. People will attack microwave relay stations. People with axes will chop every fiber-optic cable. Chuck Palahniuk

I put instant coffee in a microwave oven and almost went back in time. Steven Wright

Close letter words and terms

microwalking microwatt microwavable microwave background microwave background radiation microwave bomb