 nickel |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (chemistry) a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite | |
| Synonyms: | atomic_number_28 Ni | |
| Related terms: | metallic_element pentlandite millerite smaltite garnierite | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a US coin worth one twentieth of a dollar | |
| Related terms: | coin | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] priced at 5 cents | |
| Examples: | "I can still remember when a nickel ice-cream cone cost only 10 cents" |
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| Related terms: | priced | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] costing 5 dollars; slang for the price of unlawful drugs | |
| Examples: | "a nickel bag" |
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| Related terms: | priced | |
| 5. | [ noun ] five dollars worth of a drug | |
| Synonyms: | nickel_note | |
| Examples: | "a nickel bag of drugs" "a nickel deck of heroin" |
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| Related terms: | fiver | |
| 6. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 4417 | |
| 7. | [ verb ] plate with nickel | |
| Examples: | "nickel the plate" |
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| Related terms: | plate | |
| Similar spelling: |
Nickell Nikkel Nigel Nikole Nickle nicely nigella Nickole Nichelle Nicol |
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