| NOUN | substance | nickel, Ni, atomic number 28 | a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion |
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| possession | nickel | a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar | |
| possession | nickel, nickel note | five dollars worth of a drug | |
| VERB | contact | nickel | plate with nickel |
| Sounds | nih'kahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| 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. | |
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| Synonyms | Ni, atomic number 28 | |
| Broader | metallic element, metal | Any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. |
| Substance of | garnierite | A green mineral consisting of hydrated nickel magnesium silicate |
| millerite | A yellow mineral consisting of nickel sulfide | |
| pentlandite | A mineral (iron and nickel sulphide) that is the chief ore of nickel | |
| smaltite | A grey mineral consisting of cobalt arsenide and nickel | |
| Verbs | nickel | plate with nickel |
| Meaning | A United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar. | |
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| Broader | coin | A flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money |
| Meaning | Five dollars worth of a drug. | |
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| Synonym | nickel note | |
| Broader | fiver, five-spot, five dollar bill | A United States bill worth 5 dollars |
| Meaning | plate with nickel. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "nickel the plate" | |
| Broader | plate | coat with a layer of metal |
| Nouns | nickel | a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion |