nuke.
A nuclear weapon.
Meaning & usage
A nuclear weapon.
Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
A nuclear power station.
A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
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 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.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of nuclear weapon. The verb is derived from the noun.
To use a nuclear weapon on (a target).
If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.
To destroy or erase completely.
He had his posts nuked from the Google archives.
To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
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.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of nuclear weapon. The verb is derived from the noun.
Alternative spelling of nuc (“nucleus colony of bees”).
Where this word comes from
Clipping of nuc(leus).
Alternative form of nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”).
Where this word comes from
See nucha.
Alternative form of nook (“a corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land”).
Where this word comes from
See nook.
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