Nuke

/njuːk/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:8 ptsWWF:10 pts4 letters

Definition of Nuke

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.
"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.
To cook in a microwave oven.
"I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner."

Anagrams of Nuke

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Words You Can Make

5 words can be made from the letters in "nuke":

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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