Microwave vs. Nuke

Microwave vs. Nuke — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Microwave and Nuke

Microwavenoun

An electromagnetic wave with wavelength between that of infrared light and radio waves.

Nukenoun

A nuclear weapon.

Microwavenoun

A microwave oven.

Nukenoun

Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.

Microwaveverb

(transitive) To cook (something) in a microwave oven.

Nukenoun

A vessel such as a ship or submarine running on nuclear power.

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Microwavenoun

a short electromagnetic wave (longer than infrared but shorter than radio waves); used for radar and microwave ovens and for transmitting telephone, facsimile, video and data

Nukenoun

A nuclear power station.

Microwavenoun

kitchen appliance that cooks food by passing an electromagnetic wave through it; heat is produced by the absorption of microwave energy by the water molecules in the food

Nukenoun

A microwave oven.

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

Microwaveverb

cook or heat in a microwave oven;

You can microwave the left-overs

Nukenoun

alternative spelling of nuc||nucleus colony of bees

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Nukeverb

To use a nuclear weapon on a target.

If a nuclear war ever breaks out, military facilities are likely to be nuked first.

Nukeverb

To destroy or erase completely.

To try to hide his posting history on Usenet, he had his posts nuked from the Google archives.

Nukeverb

To carry out a denial-of-service attack against (an IRC user).

Nukeverb

To expose to some form of radiation.

Nukeverb

To cook in a microwave oven.

I’ll nuke some pizza for dinner.

Nukenoun

the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

Nukeverb

strike at with firepower or bombs;

zap the enemy

Nukeverb

bomb with atomic weapons

Nukeverb

cook or heat in a microwave oven;

You can microwave the left-overs