microwave

microwave

I.   noun

I. mi‧cro‧wave1 /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/ noun [countable]

 1. (also ˌmicrowave ˈoven) a type of oven that cooks food very quickly using very short electric waves instead of heat:
   • I’ll heat it up in the microwave.
 2. a very short electric wave that is used in cooking food and sending messages by radio, and in radar
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THESAURUS■ ways of cooking something

   ▪ bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: • Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
   ▪ roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: • Roast the potatoes for an hour.
   ▪ fry to cook food in hot oil: • She was frying some mushrooms.
   ▪ stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: • stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
   ▪ sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: • Sauté the potatoes in butter.
   ▪ grill to cook food over or under strong heat: • grilled fish
   ▪ broil American English to cook food under heat: • broiled fish
   ▪ boil to cook something in very hot water: • He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | • English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
   ▪ steam to cook vegetables over hot water: • Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
   ▪ poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: • poached salmon
   ▪ toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: • toasted muffins
   ▪ barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: • I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
   ▪ microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: • The beans can be microwaved.