micro-cook vs microwave

micro-cook is not a noun while microwave is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
micro-cook	No	No	Yes	No
microwave	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, micro-cook and microwave are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of micro-cook include nuke, zap.

micro-cook (noun)	microwave (noun)
	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
	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

micro-cook (verb)	microwave (verb)
cook or heat in a microwave oven	cook or heat in a microwave oven