Dictionary Entry
microwave
microwave is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as noun and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 19 in Scrabble and 22 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 19 · Words With Friends 22 · 3 senses
Definitions
- 1noun
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
- 2noun
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
- 3verb
cook or heat in a microwave oven
"You can microwave the leftovers"
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