nickel
Definition
- n. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
- n. a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
- n. five dollars worth of a drug
- v. plate with nickel
Word forms
- Present participle
- nickelling
- Past tense
- nickelled
- Third person singular
- nickels
- Past participle
- nickelled
Example sentences
n.
I found a nickel on the ground while walking to school.
vt.
The mechanic decided to nickel the old parts to prevent rust.