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The meaning of the English word "microwave" and how you use it

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microwave
(noun) a small kitchen appliance used to heat food
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Kirill Petrov

Kirill Petrov

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Kirill has been working as an English-Russian translator and bilingual content creator for the last 15 years. He also has tutoring experience with both beginners and advanced learners, a passion for the intricacies of languages, and a track record of ensuring nothing gets lost in translation.
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You can heat up your dinner in the microwave .
I used the microwave to melt the butter .
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Ellen and Tim Talk Big Cats
This is a house I 'm renting cause I moved the microwave .
Easy Double Chocolate Fudge
I put these in the microwave for 30 seconds , give it a stir ,
How to Make a Chocolate Shell for Frozen Treats
And then we 're going to pop this in the microwave on full power
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microwave-safe
(adjective) able to use in the microwave without danger
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Aline de Barros Kauffma

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Aline has a bachelor's degree in Travel & Hospitality and worked in the aviation industry for almost 20 years. She lives in São Paulo, Brazil and is now a full-time translator and localizer.
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This cup is microwave-safe .
Put the food in a microwave-safe bowl .
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microwave
(verb) (infinitive) to cook or heat (food) in a microwave oven
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Let's microwave our lunch .
Don't microwave this dish .
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Our Favorite Food Hacks
Wrap it in a damp paper towel , microwave for ten seconds , good as new .
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microwave oven
(noun) a small kitchen appliance used to heat food
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Elena

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Elena holds a Master's Degree in languages and literatures and a BA in law. She has been working as a linguist, translator and localizer for more than 15 years. She has also a long experience as language tutor.
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We bought a new microwave oven .
The microwave oven heats food quickly .
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The Kitchen - Part 2 of 2
microwave oven
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melts
(noun) (pl.) small chocolate disks that melt in the microwave which are used in recipes
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Kanako

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Kanako has an AAS in administrative office technology. She is a native Japanese speaker and studied English literature prior to moving to the U.S. She has also taken correspondence courses in EN-JP translation and works as a translator/localizer which involves tasks such as editing machine translations and localizing web contents. She has also worked as an in-person interpreter for businesses based in Japan.
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Please place the candy melts in the microwave .
Let's use candy melts and sprinkles for decoration .
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Easy Double Chocolate Fudge
These are called Melts .
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