nuke
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nuke¹
- /njuːk/ UK
- /n(j)uk/ US
Sounds like neuk, nuc, (foot-goose, yod-coalescence) nook · Rhymes with -uːk
Where it comes from
Clipping of nuclear weapon. The verb is derived from the noun.
noun nukes
- A nuclear weapon. "Mini-nukes" are "among the active unresolved nuclear issues in NATO at the moment," according to a Senate Foreign Relations Committee staff report. […] Mini-nukes, the report said, are the "new generation of tactical nuclear weapons which combine low and variable yield possibilities with enhanced r
- Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
- A nuclear power station. Confronted with the threat of several nukes on the island, we soon realized that the Long Island Sound is being used as a massive cooling basin for nuclear reactors.
- A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power. A nuke [nuclear submarine] can't survive with one flooded compartment. Any compartment that floods is going to kill you. Okay? Now, that's an acceptable risk because the nuclear hull is made of better steel. If a surface ship hits a nuclear submarine, the surface ship is going to sink, which we've d
- A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power. But nowhere in our military services is there a more highly trained, more qualified group of officers than the Navy's nuclear power officers – Navy nukes. The responsibilities the Navy's 4,300 nukes have to assume – procuring, testing, operating, and maintaining our nuclear-powered fleet – require a
- An enlisted sailor employed in the nuclear power field. I went into the navy recruiter and scored a 97 on my asvab and they are trying to get me to come in as a nuke.
- A cautionary flag placed on a release to label it as "bad" for some reason or another (e.g., being a dupe of a previous release or containing malware). A nuke based on non existent rules or made up reasons can be undone – this is called and^([sic]) un-nuke.
- A microwave oven. Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.
- A spell, item or ability that does a large amount of damage over a short period of time.
verb nukes · nuking · nuked
- To use a nuclear weapon on (a target). If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.
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To destroy or erase completely.
He had his posts nuked from the Google archives.
Similar: annihilate, devastate, obliterate, destroy, aerosolize, atomize, benothing, bewreck, blot out, blotto, dash, decompose
- To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user). The command and control servers used by the Mydoom variant, responsible for the recent denial of service attacks against Korean and US government websites, receive instructions from a master server located in the UK. [...] Apparently, the decision of whoever was responsible to damage the infected sy
- To maliciously destroy an online community or chat server (especially on Discord) by mass-deleting channels, roles, and messages, or by mass-banning members, often using an automated script or bot. The Chaos Gang managed to get administrator permissions and nuke the entire server in seconds.
- To expose to some form of radiation.
- To cook in a microwave oven. I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner.
- To overanalyze or despair unduly over something.
nuke²
- /njuːk/ UK
- /n(j)uk/ US
Sounds like neuk, nuc, (foot-goose, yod-coalescence) nook · Rhymes with -uːk
Where it comes from
Clipping of nuc(leus).
noun nukes
- Alternative spelling of nuc (“nucleus colony of bees”). As a further experiment, I placed a very weak over-wintered nuke over the queenless colony. In bee strength, this little nuke was not half as strong.
nuke³
- /njuːk/ UK
- /n(j)uk/ US
Sounds like neuk, nuc, (foot-goose, yod-coalescence) nook · Rhymes with -uːk
Where it comes from
See nucha.
noun nukes
- Alternative form of nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). The organ of amativeness is placed in the nuke of the neck as a protuberance of the cerebellum.
nuke⁴
- /njuːk/ UK
- /n(j)uk/ US
Sounds like neuk, nuc, (foot-goose, yod-coalescence) nook · Rhymes with -uːk
Where it comes from
See nook.
noun nukes
- Alternative form of nook (“a corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land”). The ancient bounds of the cow paſture of Penrith, [...] and then from the ſaid Old Dyke end, alongſt Plumpton Dyke Eaſt over Petterel unto Plumpton park nuke, otherwiſe called Plumpton nuke; [...]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: microwave, atomize, zap, atom-bomb, atomic warhead, micro-cook, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, bomb, warhead, bombing, bombshell, reactor, nuclear, atomic, cannonball
Translations
Every language
noun (''colloquial'') nuclear power station
| Deutsch | Atommeiler |
|---|
noun (''colloquial'') microwave oven
| Deutsch | Mikro |
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verb (colloquial) to destroy or erase completely
| Español | aniquilar, destruir |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 박살내다 baksallaeda |
| Português | aniquilar, destruir |
| Français | atomiser, anéantir |
| Italiano | annichilare, destruggere |
verb (colloquial) to cook in a microwave oven
| 日本語 | チンする |
|---|---|
| Français | micro-onder |
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title = {nuke},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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