Hypertext Webster Gateway: "microwave"
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
microwave
n 1: a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but
shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave
ovens
2: kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an
electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the
absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in
the food [syn: {microwave oven}]
v : cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the
left-overs" [syn: {micro-cook}, {zap}, {nuke}]
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