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nuke

/n(j)uk/ noun B2
  1. A nuclear weapon. (US, colloquial)
  2. Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale. (US, colloquial)
  3. A nuclear power station. (US, colloquial)
  4. A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power. (US, colloquial)
  5. A person (such as a sailor in a navy or a scientist) who works with nuclear weapons or nuclear power. (US, colloquial)
  6. An enlisted sailor employed in the nuclear power field. (US, colloquial, slang)
  7. A cautionary flag placed on a release to label it as "bad" for some reason or another (e.g., being a dupe of a previous release or containing malware). (US, colloquial)
  8. A spell, item or ability that does a large amount of damage over a short period of time. (US, colloquial)

Plural nukes

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