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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuclear weapon |
| Synonyms: | A-bomb, H-bomb, atomic bomb, atomic weapon, doomsday machine, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb |
| Main Entry: | nuke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cook |
| Synonyms: | bake, brown, heat, microwave, warm up, zap |
| Main Entry: | atom bomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuclear bomb |
| Synonyms: | A-bomb, H-bomb, atomic bomb, atomic warhead, backpack nuke, doomsday machine, fission bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, nuclear bomb, nuclear warhead, nuclear weapon, nuke, nuke, plutonium bomb, thermonuclear bomb, thermonuclear weapon |
| Main Entry: | cook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | prepare food, usually using heat |
| Synonyms: | French fry, bake, barbecue, blanch, boil, braise, brew, broil, brown, burn, coddle, curry, decoct, deep fry, devil, doctor*, escallop, fix, fricassee, fry, griddle, grill, heat, imbue, melt, microwave, mull, nuke, panfry, parboil, parch, percolate, poach, pressure-cook, reduce, roast, ruin*, sauté, scald, scorch, sear, seethe, simmer, sizzle, spoil*, steam, steep, stew, toast, warm up |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | destroy |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | demolish, devastate |
| Synonyms: | abort, annihilate, annul, axe, blot out, break down, butcher, consume, cream*, crush, damage, deface, desolate, despoil, dismantle, dispatch, end, eradicate, erase, exterminate, extinguish, extirpate, gut, impair, kill, lay waste, level, liquidate, maim, mar, maraud, mutilate, nuke, nullify, overturn, quash, quell, ravage, ravish, raze, ruin, sabotage, shatter, slay, smash, snuff out, spoliate, stamp out, suppress, swallow up, tear down, torpedo, total, trash*, vaporize, waste, wax, wipe out, wreck, zap |
| Antonyms: | build, construct, create, improve, repair, restore |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | microwave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cook |
| Synonyms: | bake, heat, melt, nuke, warm up, zap |
| Main Entry: | nuclear weapon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atomic weapon |
| Synonyms: | A-bomb, A-weapon, H-bomb, MX, atomic bomb, atomic weapon, doomsday machine, explosive driven by nuclear energy, hydrogen bomb, mininuke, mirv, neutron bomb, nuke, strategic nuclear weapon, tactical nuclear weapon, theater nuclear weapon, thermonuclear weapon, weapon of mass destruction |
| Main Entry: | atomic bomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | nuclear bomb |
| Synonyms: | A-bomb, H-bomb, atom bomb, atomic warhead, fission bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, nuclear warhead, nuke, plutonium bomb, thermonuclear bomb |
| Notes: | nuclear bomb encompasses both atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb |
| Main Entry: | nuclear bomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | atomic bomb |
| Synonyms: | A-bomb, H-bomb, atom bomb, atomic warhead, fission bomb, hydrogen bomb, neutron bomb, nuclear arms, nuclear warhead, nuke, plutonium bomb, thermonuclear bomb |
| Notes: | nuclear bomb encompasses both atomic bomb and hydrogen bomb |
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