microwave, microwave oven
(noun) 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
(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
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke
(verb) cook or heat in a microwave oven; “You can microwave the leftovers”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
microwave (plural microwaves)
An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.
Synonym: SHF
Coordinate terms: longwave, mediumwave, shortwave, UHF
Hypernyms: radio wave, wave
Hyponyms: K band, Ka band, Ku band, X band
Holonym: radio band
Ellipsis of microwave oven.
microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)
(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.
Synonym: nuke (colloquial)
Source: Wiktionary
14 March 2025
(noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage)
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
