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1. nickel
noun. ['ˈnɪkəl'] a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite.
Synonyms
- smaltite
- garnierite
- metallic element
- pentlandite
- millerite
- atomic number 28
- metal
Etymology
- nickel (Swedish)
- kopparnickel (Swedish)
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Rhymes with Nickel
- vansickle
- vansickel
- mcnickle
- mcnichol
- mcmickle
- trickle
- trickel
- stickle
- stickel
- quickel
- brickle
- brickell
- brickel
- wikel
- tickle
- sickle
- sickel
- sichel
- rickel
- pikul
- pickle
- pickell
- pickel
- nikkel
- nicoll
- nicol
- nickol
- nickle
- nicholl
- mikell
How do you pronounce nickel?
Pronounce nickel as ˈnɪkəl.
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Sentences with nickel
1. Noun, singular or mass
In the smallest box, place a cheap “gift,” such as a nickel or a button.
2. nickel-iron_accumulator
noun. a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts.
Synonyms
- nickel-iron battery
- accumulator
Antonyms
- anode
- nonworker
3. nickel-iron_battery
noun. a storage battery having a nickel oxide cathode and an iron anode with an electrolyte of potassium hydroxide; each cell gives about 1.2 volts.
Synonyms
- storage battery
- accumulator
Antonyms
- anode
- nonworker
4. nickel-base_alloy
noun. an alloy whose main constituent is nickel.
Synonyms
- alloy
- Monel metal
- Monell metal
- Permalloy
- Nichrome
- metal
Antonyms
- nonmetallic
5. nickel-and-dime
verb. spend money frugally; spend as little as possible.
Synonyms
- spend
- drop
- expend
Antonyms
- overspend
- underspend
- recuperate
- better
6. nickel-and-dime
adjective. low-paying.
Synonyms
- cheap
Antonyms
- soothe
- fall
7. nickel-cadmium_accumulator
noun. a rechargeable battery with a nickel cathode and a cadmium anode; often used in emergency systems because of its low discharge rate when not in use.
Synonyms
- storage battery
- accumulator
Antonyms
- anode
- nonworker
8. nickel
noun. ['ˈnɪkəl'] a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar.
Antonyms
- reverse
Etymology
- nickel (Swedish)
- kopparnickel (Swedish)
9. nickel
noun. ['ˈnɪkəl'] five dollars worth of a drug.
Synonyms
- five-spot
- nickel note
- fiver
Antonyms
- tail
- obverse
- cathode
Etymology
- nickel (Swedish)
- kopparnickel (Swedish)
10. nickel
verb. ['ˈnɪkəl'] plate with nickel.
Etymology
- nickel (Swedish)
- kopparnickel (Swedish)