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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. 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;

2. 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;
[syn: microwave, microwave oven]


VERB (1)

1. cook or heat in a microwave oven;
- Example: "You can microwave the leftovers"
[syn: microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

microwave
    n 1: 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
    2: 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 [syn:
       microwave, microwave oven]
    v 1: cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the
         leftovers" [syn: microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke]