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nuke

/n(j)uk/noun, verb1 syllable

Nuke means: the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb.

Synonyms for nuke17

noun, as in the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead

verb, as in strike at with firepower or bombs

atomize, atomise, zap

verb, as in cook or heat in a microwave oven

microwave, micro-cook, zap

verb, as in bomb with atomic weapons

atom-bomb

also used for nuke

annihilate, devastate, obliterate, destroy, aerosolize, benothing, bewreck, blot out

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What does nuke mean?4

noun

1

the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

verb

1

strike at with firepower or bombs“zap the enemy”

2

cook or heat in a microwave oven“You can microwave the leftovers”

3

bomb with atomic weapons

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with nuke?5

one syllable

dukelukepukefluke

two syllables

rebuke
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Nuke in a sentence

  • It's hard to hear you over the sound of a hundred nukes going off.hecko2
  • The US military doctrine approves of the use of tactical nukes.Amastan
  • Can a nuke break an asteroid apart?Amastan
  • The only thing that stops a bad country with nukes is a good country with nukes.Miktsoanit
  • The surest sign of tyranny is not being allowed to own your own tactical nukes.rul
  • Tom was put on a team in charge of a tactical nuke.rul

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Forms of nuke

as a noun

plural
nukes

as a verb

third-person singular
nukes
present participle
nuking
past participle
nuked
past tense
nuked