Synonyms for microwave
ˈmaɪ kroʊˌweɪvmi·crowave

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1. microwaveverb

   Synonyms:
   nuke

2. microwaveverb

   To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

   Synonyms:
   nuke

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1. microwavenoun

   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

   Synonyms:
   microwave oven

2. microwave, microwave ovenverb

   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

   Synonyms:
   microwave oven

3. microwave, micro-cook, zap, nukeverb

   cook or heat in a microwave oven

   "You can microwave the leftovers"

   Synonyms:
   micro-cook, vaporize, atomize, zap, atom-bomb, nuke, atomise

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1. List of paraphrases for "microwave":

   radiometer

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How to use microwave in a sentence?

1. Denise Woodard:

   You put it in a microwave or on a stovetop and then use it as a main dish or a side, it’s really easy to prepare for my whole family because of all our dietary restrictions.

2. Amy Simon:

   Juno's microwave radiometer probes deep into the planet's atmosphere by detecting high-frequency radio waves that can penetrate through the thick cloud layers. The data from Hubble and Gemini can tell us how thick the clouds are and how deep we are seeing into the clouds.

3. The CIA Polymeropolous:

   There'sconventional wisdom that this is a portable weapon, a microwave weapon that we knew the Soviet Union and the Russians certainly developed and tested for a long time. And it's designed to incapacitate.I mean, it's pretty insidious because it also doesn't leave any kind of open scars or wounds, it's a terror weapon that I think the Russians, in my view, have employed. And they've done so to very good effect because it's caused a great deal of worry and fear among the US diplomatic community. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP The majority of senior US government officials, including the intelligence community, believe it's the Russians.

4. James Rogers:

   Some of the plasticizers and chemicals can transfer from the plastic containers into the food during heating, so we totally advocate that you transfer your food from a plastic container into a glass bowl and microwave it that way.

5. Johnny Wowk:

   Microwave Oven - When you zap, your food turns to crap. -Johnny The Walker