MICROWAVE


Meaning of MICROWAVE in English

I. mi ‧ cro ‧ wave 1 /ˈmaɪkrəweɪv/ BrE AmE 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

II. microwave 2 BrE AmE verb [transitive]

to cook something in a microwave oven:

You can heat it up under the grill or microwave it.

—microwaveable , microwavable adjective :

a new range of microwavable snacks

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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.

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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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.