nickel
IPA: nˈɪkʌɫ
noun
- (uncountable) A silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni.
- (US, Canada, countable) A coin worth 5 cents.
- (US, slang, by extension) Five dollars.
- (US, slang, by extension) Five hundred dollars.
- (US, slang, sometimes the nickel or the hot nickel) Interstate 5, a highway that runs along the west coast of the United States.
- (slang) A playing card with the rank of five
- (US, slang) A five-year prison sentence.
- (American football) A defensive formation with five defensive backs, one of whom is a nickelback, instead of the more common four.
- (UK, World War II) An airborne propaganda leaflet.
- A surname originating as a patronymic.
verb
- (transitive) To plate with nickel.
- (UK, World War II) To distribute airborne leaflet propaganda.
adjective
- (US, idiomatic, somewhat dated) Synonym of cheap: Low price and/or low value.
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Examples of "nickel" in Sentences
- Nickel and lead have the about the same abundance.
- Nickel salts are carcinogenic and irritate the skin.
- The colour should be like the nickel, not the penny.
- Moll begins a reprise of 'The Nickel Under the Foot'.
- The lithium ion compared with the nickel metal hydride.
- The acid reacts with the nickel, turning the steel darker.
- He was also involved in the creation of the buffalo nickel.
- Nickel belongs to the transition metals and is hard and ductile.
- Scientists think the core of the planet is made of nickel and iron.
- Nickel compounds catalyze the oligomerization of alkenes and alkynes.
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