Micro

Definitions

1. Clipping of microwave (“microwave oven”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, countable, uncountable
2. A town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States.
3. Clipping of microeconomics.
   abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, uncountable
4. short form of microcomputer
   countable, dated
5. Micromanagement.
   slang, uncountable
6. A very small person, in the context of microphilia or macrophilia.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Just put⟳ it in the micro for 30 seconds and it's ready to eat⟳.”

“Yes. A nutritional dinner that will taste⟳ so good it’ll knock⟳ your socks off and maybe change⟳ your world—or at least your way of eating. I’d have⟳ to cook⟳ it at your place⟳, though—all I have⟳ in my cottage is a hot plate, fridgie and a micro. But I’d provide⟳ everything.”

“If you can possibly afford⟳ to spend⟳ a few more pounds then you should move⟳ up into the next price bracket, where the potential of the home micro starts to be realised.”

“So what sort⟳ of hero is this bounding, bomb collecting midget? The answer⟳ is an arcade hero - and now he's let⟳ loose in your micro courtesy of conversion kings, Elite.”

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