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nickel

/ˈnɪk.əl/

noun9

  1. A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
  2. (US, Canada) A coin worth 5 cents.
  3. A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more-common four.
  4. (US, slang) Five dollars.
  5. (US, slang) A five-year prison sentence.
  6. (slang) A playing card with the rank of five.
  7. (US, slang) Five hundred dollars.
  8. (US, slang) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the West Coast of the United States.
  9. (UK) An airborne propaganda leaflet.

verb2

  1. To plate with nickel.
  2. (UK) To distribute airborne leaflet propaganda.

adjective1

  1. (US, old-fashioned) Synonym of cheap: Low price and/or low value.
forms

nickeled · nickelled · nickeling · nickelling · nickels

Phrases with nickel

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