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noun
Sense 1
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
Type of:
kitchen appliance
noun
Sense 2
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
Has parts:
electromagnetic spectrum
verb
Sense 3
"You can microwave the left-overs"
Type of:
cook
Derived:
microwave oven
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
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Sense Count
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Total Relationships
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