nukes
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/njuːks/
English
Definitions
noun
- 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.”
- 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.”
- 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.
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.
verb
- 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.“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.
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