Definitions for nukes

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nukes nuke

Spelling: [nook, nyook]

IPA: /nuk, nyuk/

Nukes is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 44 anagrams from letters in nukes (eknsu).

Definitions for nukes

noun

1. a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon.
2. a nuclear power plant or nuclear reactor.
3. nuclear energy:

adjective

1. of or relating to a nuclear or thermonuclear weapon or to a nuclear plant.

verb (used with object)

1. to attack, defeat, or destroy with or as if with nuclear weapons.
2. Slang. to cook or bake in a microwave oven.

Origin of nukes

First recorded in 1945-50; by shortening and respelling

Examples for nukes

I had a fleeting image of long hair, jeans and a “No nukes” placard.

One reason is that Tehran is supposedly more likely to use its nukes.

Yes, Israel has nukes, and that technology has made Israel safe from symmetrical attack.

As indeed it now turns out was the case with nukes and the Cold War.

The nukes are in the hands of the generals; the civilian government has only nominal control.

Specifically, Mr. Obama, you said your policy on Iranian nukes was “prevention,” not “containment” or “deterrence.”

I challenge my colleagues and this generation of the left: stand strong and shout "No Iranian nukes."

But in Southern California, some residents are apparently ready to pull out their tattered old “No nukes” shirts.

The Soviets stopped setting off nukes at Nova Zembla after that, owing to international pressure.

Yes, Israel will bear the greatest risks in a war now or a war if Iran has nukes.