the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
verb
strike at with firepower or bombs
“zap the enemy”
verb
bomb with atomic weapons
verb
cook or heat in a microwave oven
“You can microwave the leftovers”
Word Forms
nuke
verb
bomb with atomic weapons
nuke
noun
the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb
atomization
noun
annihilation by reducing something to atoms
atomisation
noun
annihilation by reducing something to atoms
microwave
noun
kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat results from the absorption of energy by the water molecules in the food
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Atombombe
der Sprengkopf einer Rakete, die eine Atombombe abfeuern soll
🇫🇷French
arme nucléaire
l'ogive d'un missile conçu pour lancer une bombe atomique
🇪🇸Spanish
arma nuclear
La ojiva de un misil diseñado para lanzar una bomba atómica.
🇮🇹Italian
nucleare
la testata di un missile progettato per sganciare una bomba atomica
🇳🇱Dutch
atoombom
de kernkop van een raket die is ontworpen om een atoombom af te werpen
🇵🇹Portuguese
bomba nuclear
a ogiva de um míssil projetado para lançar uma bomba atômica
🇷🇺Russian
ядерное оружие
боеголовка ракеты, предназначенная для доставки атомной бомбы
India
🇮🇳Hindi
परमाणु
परमाणु बम गिराने के लिए डिज़ाइन की गई मिसाइल का वारहेड
🇧🇩Bengali
পরমাণু
একটি পারমাণবিক বোমা সরবরাহ করার জন্য ডিজাইন করা একটি ক্ষেপণাস্ত্রের ওয়ারহেড
🇮🇳Tamil
அணுகுண்டு
அணுகுண்டை வழங்க வடிவமைக்கப்பட்ட ஏவுகணையின் போர்க்கப்பல்
🇮🇳Telugu
అణుబాంబు
అణు బాంబును అందించడానికి రూపొందించిన క్షిపణి యొక్క వార్హెడ్
🇮🇳Gujarati
અણુ
અણુ બોમ્બ પહોંચાડવા માટે રચાયેલ મિસાઈલનું વોરહેડ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅಣುಬಾಂಬು
ಪರಮಾಣು ಬಾಂಬ್ ಅನ್ನು ತಲುಪಿಸಲು ವಿನ್ಯಾಸಗೊಳಿಸಲಾದ ಕ್ಷಿಪಣಿಯ ಸಿಡಿತಲೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ആണവായുധം
ഒരു ആറ്റം ബോംബ് നൽകാൻ രൂപകൽപ്പന ചെയ്ത മിസൈലിൻ്റെ വാർഹെഡ്
ایٹم بم پہنچانے کے لیے ڈیزائن کیے گئے میزائل کا وار ہیڈ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
核武器
旨在发射原子弹的导弹弹头
🇯🇵Japanese
核攻撃
原子爆弾を発射するように設計されたミサイルの弾頭
🇰🇷Korean
핵무기
원자폭탄을 투하하도록 설계된 미사일의 탄두
🇻🇳Vietnamese
vũ khí hạt nhân
đầu đạn của tên lửa được thiết kế để mang bom nguyên tử
🇹🇭Thai
นิวเคลียร์
หัวรบของขีปนาวุธที่ออกแบบมาเพื่อส่งระเบิดปรมาณู
🇮🇩Indonesian
senjata nuklir
hulu ledak rudal yang dirancang untuk mengirimkan bom atom
🇲🇾Malay
nuklear
kepala peledak peluru berpandu yang direka untuk menghantar bom atom
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
سلاح نووي
الرأس الحربي لصاروخ مصمم لإيصال قنبلة ذرية
🇮🇷Persian
هسته ای
کلاهک موشکی که برای حمل بمب اتمی طراحی شده است
🇹🇷Turkish
nükleer bomba
atom bombası atmak için tasarlanmış bir füzenin savaş başlığı
🇮🇱Hebrew
גרעין
ראש נפץ של טיל שנועד לספק פצצת אטום
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'nuke'?
The primary meaning of 'nuke' is 'the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'nuke' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'nuke' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'nuke' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'nuke' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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