"microwave" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/, /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-microwave.wav [Southern-England] Forms: microwaves [plural]
enPR: mī'krə-wāv", mī'krō-wāv" Etymology: micro- + wave Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|wave}} micro- + wave Head templates: {{en-noun}} microwave (plural microwaves)
  1. An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves. Synonyms: SHF Translations (electromagnetic wave): mikrogolf (Afrikaans), mikrovalë [feminine] (Albanian), مَوْجَة الْمَيْكْرُووِيف (mawjat al-maykruwīv) [feminine] (Arabic), مَوْجَة دَقِيقَة (mawja daqīqa) [feminine] (Arabic), مَوْجَة مَيْكْرُوِيَّة (mawja maykruwiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), مَوْجَة صِغْرِيَّة (mawja ṣiḡriyya) [feminine] (Arabic), միկրոալիք (mikroalikʿ) (Armenian), mikrodalga (Azerbaijani), mikrouhin (Basque), мікрахва́ля (mikraxválja) [feminine] (Belarusian), অণুতরঙ্গ (onutoroṅgo) (Bengali), মাইক্রোওয়েভ (maikrōōẇebh) (Bengali), микровълна́ (mikrovǎlná) [feminine] (Bulgarian), မိုက်ခရိုဝေ့ (muikhka.ruiwe.) (Burmese), microona [feminine] (Catalan), 微波 (wēibō) (Chinese Mandarin), korrdon [feminine] (Cornish), mikrovlna [feminine] (Czech), mikrobølge [common-gender] (Danish), microgolf [masculine] (Dutch), mikroondo (Esperanto), mikrolaine (Estonian), mikroaalto (Finnish), micro-onde [feminine] (French), მიკროტალღა (miḳroṭalɣa) (Georgian), Mikrowelle [feminine] (German), μικροκύμα (mikrokýma) [neuter] (Greek), מִיקְרוֹגַל (mikrogál) [masculine] (Hebrew), माइक्रोवेव (māikrovev) (Hindi), सूक्ष्मतरंग (sūkṣmatraṅg) (Hindi), mikrohullám (Hungarian), örbylgja [feminine] (Icelandic), mikro-ondi (Ido), gelombang mikro (Indonesian), micreathonn [feminine] (Irish), microonda [feminine] (Italian), マイクロ波 (maikuroha) (alt: マイクロは) (Japanese), マイクロウェーブ (maikuroweebu) (Japanese), микротолқын (mikrotolqyn) (Kazakh), រលកខ្លីហួសកំរិត (rɔɔrɔlɔɔk khləy huəh kɑmrɨt) (Khmer), 마이크로파 (maikeuropa) (Korean), микротолкун (mikrotolkun) (Kyrgyz), ຈຸນລະຄື້ນ (chun la khư̄n) (Lao), mikrovilnis [masculine] (Latvian), mikrobanga [feminine] (Lithuanian), ми́кробран (míkrobran) [masculine] (Macedonian), gelombang mikro (Malay), mikrogelombang (Malay), meegra-honn [feminine] (Manx), бичил долгион (bičil dolgion) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), micro-onde [feminine] (Norman), micro-louême [feminine] (Norman), mikrobølge [feminine, masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), mikrobylgje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), mikrobølgje [feminine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), microonda [feminine] (Occitan), مایکروویو (mâykrovêv) (Persian), کهموج (Persian), ریزموج (rizmowj) (Persian), mikrofala [feminine] (Polish), micro-onda [feminine] (Portuguese), microundă [feminine] (Romanian), микроволна́ (mikrovolná) [feminine] (Russian), meanbh-thonn (Scottish Gaelic), микроталас [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), микровал [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mikrotalas [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mikroval [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mikrovlna [feminine] (Slovak), mikroval [masculine] (Slovene), microonda [feminine] (Spanish), ᮌᮨᮜᮧᮙ᮪ᮘᮀ ᮙᮤᮊᮢᮧ (gelombang mikro) (Sundanese), mikrovåg [common-gender] (Swedish), mikliboy (Tagalog), майкровейв (maykroveyv) (Tajik), микромавҷ (mikromavj) (Tajik), микродулкын (mikrodulkın) (Tatar), సూక్ష్మతరంగము (sūkṣmataraṅgamu) (Telugu), ไมโครเวฟ (mai-kroo-wéep) (Thai), mikrodalga (Turkish), mikrotolkun (Turkmen), мікрохви́ля (mikroxvýlja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), مىكرو دولقۇن (mikro dolqun) (Uyghur), mikrodalga (Uzbek), vi ba (alt: 微波) (Vietnamese), vi sóng (alt: 微㳥) (Vietnamese), microdon [feminine] (Welsh), מיקראָכוואַליע (mikrokhvalye) [feminine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-microwave-en-noun-n73DxMjw Disambiguation of 'electromagnetic wave': 69 31
  2. Ellipsis of microwave oven. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: microwave oven Categories (topical): Home appliances
    Sense id: en-microwave-en-noun-lGTOMSeE Disambiguation of Home appliances: 21 46 29 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with micro- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 42 27 3 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 16 49 32 4 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with micro-: 17 43 32 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Cajun microwave, convection microwave oven, cosmic microwave background, microwaveless, microwavelike, microwave meal, microwave radiation, microwave resonant cavity thruster, microwave safe Related terms: convection microwave, microwave spectroscopy, microwaveguide, radio frequency

Verb

IPA: /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/, /ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-microwave.wav [Southern-England] Forms: microwaves [present, singular, third-person], microwaving [participle, present], microwaved [participle, past], microwaved [past]
enPR: mī'krə-wāv", mī'krō-wāv" Etymology: micro- + wave Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|micro|wave}} micro- + wave Head templates: {{en-verb}} microwave (third-person singular simple present microwaves, present participle microwaving, simple past and past participle microwaved)
  1. (transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven. Tags: transitive Synonyms: nuke [colloquial], microcook, zap Translations (cook in a microwave oven): (mai¹) (Chinese Cantonese), (ding¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 叮熱 (Chinese Cantonese), 叮热 (ding¹ jit⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), 微波加熱 (Chinese Mandarin), 微波加热 (wēibō jiārè) (Chinese Mandarin), valmistaa mikrossa (Finnish), micro-onder (French), but see in der Mikrowelle aufwärmen (German), チンする (chinsuru) (Japanese), micro-louêmer (Norman), гото́вить в микроволно́вой печи́ (gotóvitʹ v mikrovolnóvoj pečí) [imperfective] (Russian), mikra (Swedish), värma (Swedish), เวฟ (wêef) (Thai), coginio mewn microdon (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-microwave-en-verb-A9Plf0-- Disambiguation of 'cook in a microwave oven': 99 1
  2. (transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-microwave-en-verb-crjeiJej
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: microwavable, microwaveable

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
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          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "mawja ṣiḡriyya",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "مَوْجَة صِغْرِيَّة"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "mikroalikʿ",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "միկրոալիք"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikrodalga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikrouhin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "mikraxválja",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "мікрахва́ля"
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        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "onutoroṅgo",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "অণুতরঙ্গ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "maikrōōẇebh",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "মাইক্রোওয়েভ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "mikrovǎlná",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "микровълна́"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "muikhka.ruiwe.",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "မိုက်ခရိုဝေ့"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "microona"
        },
        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "wēibō",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "微波"
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          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "kw",
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
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          "word": "korrdon"
        },
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mikrovlna"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "mikrobølge"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "microgolf"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikroondo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikrolaine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikroaalto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "micro-onde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "miḳroṭalɣa",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "მიკროტალღა"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Mikrowelle"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "mikrokýma",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "μικροκύμα"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "mikrogál",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מִיקְרוֹגַל"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "māikrovev",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "माइक्रोवेव"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "sūkṣmatraṅg",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "सूक्ष्मतरंग"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikrohullám"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "örbylgja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "io",
          "lang": "Ido",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikro-ondi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "gelombang mikro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "micreathonn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "microonda"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "alt": "マイクロは",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "maikuroha",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "マイクロ波"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "maikuroweebu",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "マイクロウェーブ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "mikrotolqyn",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "микротолқын"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "rɔɔrɔlɔɔk khləy huəh kɑmrɨt",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "រលកខ្លីហួសកំរិត"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "maikeuropa",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "마이크로파"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "mikrotolkun",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "микротолкун"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "chun la khư̄n",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "ຈຸນລະຄື້ນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "mikrovilnis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "mikrobanga"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "míkrobran",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ми́кробран"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "gelombang mikro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "word": "mikrogelombang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "gv",
          "lang": "Manx",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "meegra-honn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "bičil dolgion",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "бичил долгион"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
          "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "micro-onde"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "69 31",
          "code": "nrf",
          "lang": "Norman",
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      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrogolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrovalë"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mawjat al-maykruwīv",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مَوْجَة الْمَيْكْرُووِيف"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mawja daqīqa",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مَوْجَة دَقِيقَة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mawja maykruwiyya",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مَوْجَة مَيْكْرُوِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mawja ṣiḡriyya",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "مَوْجَة صِغْرِيَّة"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "mikroalikʿ",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "միկրոալիք"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrodalga"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrouhin"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mikraxválja",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мікрахва́ля"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "onutoroṅgo",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "অণুতরঙ্গ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "maikrōōẇebh",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "মাইক্রোওয়েভ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mikrovǎlná",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "микровълна́"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "muikhka.ruiwe.",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "မိုက်ခရိုဝေ့"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "microona"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wēibō",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "微波"
    },
    {
      "code": "kw",
      "lang": "Cornish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "korrdon"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrovlna"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "microgolf"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikroondo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrolaine"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikroaalto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micro-onde"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "miḳroṭalɣa",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "მიკროტალღა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Mikrowelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "mikrokýma",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "μικροκύμα"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "mikrogál",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מִיקְרוֹגַל"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "māikrovev",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "माइक्रोवेव"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sūkṣmatraṅg",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "सूक्ष्मतरंग"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrohullám"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "örbylgja"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikro-ondi"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "gelombang mikro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micreathonn"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "microonda"
    },
    {
      "alt": "マイクロは",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maikuroha",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "マイクロ波"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "maikuroweebu",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "マイクロウェーブ"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mikrotolqyn",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "микротолқын"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "rɔɔrɔlɔɔk khləy huəh kɑmrɨt",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "រលកខ្លីហួសកំរិត"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "maikeuropa",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "마이크로파"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "mikrotolkun",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "микротолкун"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "chun la khư̄n",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "ຈຸນລະຄື້ນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrovilnis"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobanga"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "míkrobran",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ми́кробран"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "gelombang mikro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrogelombang"
    },
    {
      "code": "gv",
      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "meegra-honn"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "bičil dolgion",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "бичил долгион"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micro-onde"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micro-louême"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobølge"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobylgje"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrobølgje"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "microonda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mâykrovêv",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "مایکروویو"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "کهموج"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "rizmowj",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "ریزموج"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrofala"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "micro-onda"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "microundă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mikrovolná",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "микроволна́"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "meanbh-thonn"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "микроталас"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "микровал"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrotalas"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikroval"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mikrovlna"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mikroval"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "microonda"
    },
    {
      "code": "su",
      "lang": "Sundanese",
      "roman": "gelombang mikro",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "ᮌᮨᮜᮧᮙ᮪ᮘᮀ ᮙᮤᮊᮢᮧ"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mikrovåg"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikliboy"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "maykroveyv",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "майкровейв"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mikromavj",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "микромавҷ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "mikrodulkın",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "микродулкын"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "sūkṣmataraṅgamu",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "సూక్ష్మతరంగము"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "mai-kroo-wéep",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "ไมโครเวฟ"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrodalga"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrotolkun"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mikroxvýlja",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "мікрохви́ля"
    },
    {
      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mikro dolqun",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "مىكرو دولقۇن"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "mikrodalga"
    },
    {
      "alt": "微波",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "vi ba"
    },
    {
      "alt": "微㳥",
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "word": "vi sóng"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "microdon"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mikrokhvalye",
      "sense": "electromagnetic wave",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "מיקראָכוואַליע"
    }
  ],
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    "microwave",
    "microwave oven"
  ],
  "word": "microwave"
}

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    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms prefixed with micro-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
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    {
      "word": "microwavable"
    },
    {
      "word": "microwaveable"
    }
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        "singular",
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        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "microwaved",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "2011 December 14, Steven Morris, “Devon woman jailed for 168 days for killing kitten in microwave”, in Guardian",
          "text": "A vengeful mother-of-three has been jailed for 168 days after being convicted of killing a neighbour's kitten by microwaving the 10-week-old pet.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "To cook (something) in a microwave oven."
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        ]
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        "(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven."
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "microcook"
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          "word": "zap"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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        "To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary."
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        "(transitive, slang) To provide minimal preparation for implementation, deeming full or extensive preparation as unnecessary."
      ],
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        "slang",
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪv/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmaɪkɹəʊˌweɪv/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-microwave.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/ff/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-microwave.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Vealhurl-microwave.wav.mp3",
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      "tags": [
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      "enpr": "mī'krə-wāv\""
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      "enpr": "mī'krō-wāv\""
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    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "mai¹",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "咪"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ding¹",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "叮"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "叮熱"
    },
    {
      "code": "yue",
      "lang": "Chinese Cantonese",
      "roman": "ding¹ jit⁶",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "叮热"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "微波加熱"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wēibō jiārè",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "微波加热"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "valmistaa mikrossa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "micro-onder"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "note": "no equivalent term in German",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "but see in der Mikrowelle aufwärmen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chinsuru",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "チンする"
    },
    {
      "code": "nrf",
      "lang": "Norman",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "micro-louêmer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "gotóvitʹ v mikrovolnóvoj pečí",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "гото́вить в микроволно́вой печи́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "mikra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "värma"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wêef",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "เวฟ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "cook in a microwave oven",
      "word": "coginio mewn microdon"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "microwave",
    "microwave oven"
  ],
  "word": "microwave"
}

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