nuke

/njuːk//n(j)uk/

noun

1
A nuclear weapon.
2
(by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.
3
A nuclear power station.
4
A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.
5
A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power.
6
A microwave oven.
“Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.”

1
To use a nuclear weapon on a target.
“If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.”
2
To destroy or erase completely.
“To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives.”
3
(by extension) To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).
4
To expose to some form of radiation.
5
To cook in a microwave oven.
“I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner.”
6
To over-analyze or overly despair over something.

1
The spinal cord.
2
The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

1
A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.
“There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.”
2
A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.
“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.”
3
A recess, cove or hollow.
4
An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.
5
A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.

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