Microwave, informally Crossword Clue

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Microwave, informally Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. cook or heat in a microwave oven
2. strike at with firepower or bombs
(noun)
1. the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

MICROWAVE (verb)
1. cook or heat in a microwave oven
MICROWAVE (noun)
1. kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
2. a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data
INFORMALLY (adverb)
1. with the use of colloquial expressions

Hint 3: Anagram

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