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Synonyms for microwave

All synonyms

Verb

1. Zap — to cook (something) in a microwave oven

nuke informal US, microcook US, zap slang

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

Related words

Phrases
microwave meal microwave oven convection microwave convection microwave oven cosmic microwave background
Is a kind of
wave

Forms

Past participle
microwaved
e.g. microwaved → nuked, microcooked, zapped…

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
microwavefalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
zap1
4 letters
nuke1
9 letters
microcook