# microwaves

Pronunciation: say "MY-kruh-wayvz" /ˈmaɪkɹəˌweɪvz/

## Noun

1. Plural of microwave. — plural of microwave
   - Simple: Plural of microwave. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The hotel replaced the old microwaves in every room last spring._
   - _Microwaves heat food by making water molecules vibrate rapidly._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of microwave. — third-person singular simple present indicative of microwave
   - Simple: Present-tense form of microwave used with he, she, or it.
   - _My roommate microwaves a bowl of soup whenever she gets home late._
   - _The café microwaves its pastries to order rather than baking them fresh._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/microwaves (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).