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Meaning of nukes
noun
- A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove. 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.
- An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
- A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.
noun
- A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.
noun
- 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.
noun
- 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.
verb
- 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. 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.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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