NUKES

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.

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 nuclear weapon.

(by extension) Something that destroys or negates, especially on a catastrophic scale.

A nuclear power station.

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).