nickel

IPA: nˈɪkʌɫ

(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.

Examples of "nickel" in Sentences

A fast nickel is better than a slow dime any day of the week.
Cochran, who could help out in nickel and dime packages, also likely will be the Falcons 'holder. —
They produce on the whole nearly as much copper as nickel, but the nickel is the important substance.
I think the concern with nickel is that it can be very hard and if it flakes off inside the die it might scratch standard dies or the brass.
He's still a long shot to start, and could be a redshirt candidate, but could also easily see the field in nickel or dime packages early in the year.
I have found that the K.O. wobbler with a pink or orange stripe in nickel finish is the ticket for casting off the pier or into the foot of water falls.
Trophy Bonded bullets have had an enviable reputation as premium projectiles for the past quarter century, but now Federal has greatly improved them by adding a polymer tip, replacing the flat base with a boattail, adding exterior skiving (fracture lines) for improved expansion, and plating both the bullet and the case in nickel, which reduces fouling and eliminates case corrosion.