"nuke" in the noun sense

1. atomic warhead, nuclear warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke

the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

"nuke" in the verb sense

1. nuke, atomize, atomise, zap

strike at with firepower or bombs

"zap the enemy"

2. atom-bomb, nuke

bomb with atomic weapons

3. microwave, micro-cook, zap, nuke

cook or heat in a microwave oven

"You can microwave the leftovers"

Source: WordNet® (An amazing lexical database of English)

Princeton University "About WordNet®."
WordNet®. Princeton University. 2010.

View WordNet® License