nuclear warhead vs nuke

nuclear warhead and nuke both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
nuclear warhead	Yes	No	No	No
nuke	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, nuclear warhead and nuke are synonyms defined as:

nuclear warhead and nuke: the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

Other synonyms of nuclear warhead include atomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead.

nuclear warhead (noun)	nuke (noun)
the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb	the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb

nuclear warhead (verb)	nuke (verb)
	cook or heat in a microwave oven
	strike at with firepower or bombs
	bomb with atomic weapons