NICKEL (nickelled, nickelling)

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Irregular inflected forms: nickelled    , nickelling   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nickel mean? 

• NICKEL (noun)
  The noun NICKEL has 3 senses:

1. a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

2. a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar

3. five dollars worth of a drug

  Familiarity information: NICKEL used as a noun is uncommon.

• NICKEL (verb)
  The verb NICKEL has 1 sense:

1. plate with nickel

  Familiarity information: NICKEL used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NICKEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

atomic number 28; Ni; nickel

Hypernyms ("nickel" is a kind of...):

metal; metallic element (any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.)

Holonyms ("nickel" is a substance of...):

garnierite (a green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate; a source of nickel)

millerite (a yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide; a minor source of nickel)

pentlandite (a mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel)

smaltite (a grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel; an important source of cobalt and nickel)

Derivation:

nickel (plate with nickel)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("nickel" is a kind of...):

coin (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Five dollars worth of a drug

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Synonyms:

nickel; nickel note

Context example:

a nickel deck of heroin

Hypernyms ("nickel" is a kind of...):

five-spot; five dollar bill; fiver (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)

• NICKEL (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they nickel    ... he / she / it nickels   
Past simple: nickeled    / nickelled   
Past participle: nickeled    / nickelled   
-ing form: nickeling    / nickelling   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plate with nickel

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Context example:

nickel the plate

Hypernyms (to "nickel" is one way to...):

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

nickel (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)

 Context examples 

Forms of the element nickel found in foods.

(Dietary Nickel, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

A storage disorder that results from impaired metabolism of nickel.

(Nickel Metabolic Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

Exposure to nickel compounds affects the kidneys and respiratory tract and is associated with developing lung and nasal cancer.

(Nickel Compound, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel chloride is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel sulfate is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Sulfate, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel acetate is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Acetate, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel sulfide is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Sulfide, NCI Thesaurus)

Nickel ion requiring two electrons to return to its elemental state.

(Ni2+, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

"Dig up, or I'll shake it out of you, even if it's all in nickels."

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

Nickel carbonate is a known carcinogen and is associated with an increased risk of developing lung and nasal cancers.

(Nickel Carbonate, NCI Thesaurus)