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nuke
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun nuke has 1 sense
- nuke(n = noun.artifact) atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead - the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb; Array is a part of atomic weapon, nuclear weapon
is a kind of load, payload, warhead
Derived forms verb nuke2, verb nuke1
Verb nuke has 3 senses
- nuke(v = verb.competition) atomise, atomize, zap - strike at with firepower or bombs; "zap the enemy" is one way to bomb, bombard
- nuke(v = verb.competition) atom-bomb - bomb with atomic weapons; Array is one way to bomb, bombard
- nuke(v = verb.change) micro-cook, microwave, zap - cook or heat in a microwave oven; "You can microwave the leftovers" is one way to cook
Derived form noun nuke1
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derived form noun nuke1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
The chefs nuke the vegetables
OXFORD DICTIONARY
nuke, n. & v. colloq.
--n. a nuclear weapon.
--v.tr. bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons.
--n. a nuclear weapon.
--v.tr. bomb or destroy with nuclear weapons.
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