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nukes

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nukes

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Definitions ofnukes

1noun
  • A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

    Synonyms: alcove, ancone, recess

    Example: "There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall."

  • A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.

    Example: "The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy."

  • A recess, cove or hollow.

    Synonyms: niche

  • An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.

    Synonyms: fardel

  • A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
1noun
  • A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
1noun
  • The spinal cord.
  • The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.
1noun
  • A nuclear weapon.
  • (by extension) 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 microwave oven.

    Example: "Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat."

1verb
  • To use a nuclear weapon on a target.

    Example: "If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first."

  • To destroy or erase completely.

    Synonyms: annihilate, devastate, obliterate

    Example: "To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives."

  • (by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
  • To expose to some form of radiation.
  • To cook in a microwave oven.

    Example: "I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner."

  • To over-analyze or overly despair over something.

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