nuke
[nook, nyook]Informal.
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noun
a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.
nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke.
adjective
of or relating to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant.
verb (used with object), nuked, nuk·ing.
to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons.
Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven.
Origin of nuke
First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening and respelling
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Related Words for nukes
A-bomb, H-bomb, incinerate, bomb, annihilate, obliterate, kill, eliminate, destroy, brown, heat, bake, microwave, zapExamples from the Web for nukes
Contemporary Examples of nukes
As indeed it now turns out was the case with nukes and the Cold War.
I had a fleeting image of long hair, jeans and a “No Nukes” placard.
Truman’s Grandson & Japan’s A-Bomb Survivors: A Story of ReconciliationClifton Truman Daniel
August 5, 2014
Yes, Israel has nukes, and that technology has made Israel safe from symmetrical attack.
The Soviets stopped setting off nukes at Nova Zembla after that, owing to international pressure.
Specifically, Mr. Obama, you said your policy on Iranian nukes was “prevention,” not “containment” or “deterrence.”
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