Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun microwave

2 senses of microwave

Sense 1
microwave -- (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)
       => electromagnetic radiation, electromagnetic wave, nonparticulate radiation -- (radiation consisting of waves of energy associated with electric and magnetic fields resulting from the acceleration of an electric charge)

Sense 2
microwave, microwave oven -- (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)
       => kitchen appliance -- (a home appliance used in preparing food)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb microwave

1 sense of microwave

Sense 1
microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke -- (cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers")
       => cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")