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- [nook, nyook]
- /nuk, nyuk/
- /njuːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [nook, nyook]
- /nuk, nyuk/
Definitions of nukes word
- noun nukes a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon. 1
- noun nukes a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor. 1
- noun nukes nuclear energy: to convert from coal to nuke. 1
- adjective nukes of or relating to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant. 1
- verb with object nukes to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons. 1
- verb with object nukes Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven. 1
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Origin of nukes
First appearance:
before 1945 One of the 6% newest English words
First recorded in 1945-50; by shortening and respelling
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Parts of speech for Nukes
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nukes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
nukes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nukes
verb nukes
- kills — Plural form of kill.
- cooks — Plural form of cook.
- bakes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bake.
- heats — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of heat.
- microwaves — an electromagnetic wave of extremely high frequency, 1 GH 3 or more, and having wavelengths of from 1 mm to 30 cm.
Antonyms for nukes
verb nukes
- constructs — Plural form of construct.
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