nuke

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.

A microwave oven.

“Just put it in the nuke for two minutes and it will be ready to eat.”

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.”

To over-analyze or overly despair over something.

A nucleus colony; a small bee colony created from a larger colony.

The spinal cord.

The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.

A small corner formed by two walls; an alcove.

“There was a small broom for sweeping ash kept in the nook between the fireplace bricks and the wall.”

A hidden or secluded spot; a secluded retreat.

“The back of the used book shop was one of her favorite nooks; she could read for hours and no one would bother her or pester her to buy.”

A recess, cove or hollow.

An English unit of land area, originally 1/4 of a yardland but later 12 1/2 or 20 acres.

A corner of a piece of land; an angled piece of land, especially one extending into other land.