Microwave - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmaɪkrəweɪv|  American pronunciation of the word microwave
Brit.  |ˈmaɪkrə(ʊ)weɪv|  British pronunciation of the word microwave

noun

- 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
- 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

verb

- cook or heat in a microwave oven (syn: zap)
You can microwave the leftovers

Extra examples

The apartment came with a microwave.

I'll heat it up in the microwave.

You can heat it up under the grill or microwave it.

You can microwave the leftovers

I heated the vegetables in the microwave.

We popped some popcorn in the microwave.

You can defrost the soup in the microwave.

I overheated the food in the microwave.

Microwave ovens have simplified cooking.

...the information in the user's manual for the microwave is skimpy and not particularly helpful...

You can cook the meat either in a microwave or in a conventional oven.

The microwave oven will beep when the food is ready.

A microwave oven can make light work of the cooking.

Bake for 20 minutes in a conventional oven; 8 in a microwave.

Microwave on high for 8 minutes.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: microwave
he/she/it: microwaves
present participle: microwaving
past tense: microwaved
past participle: microwaved
noun
singular: microwave
plural: microwaves
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