Definition of nick

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Nick (n.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution..

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Pimelite :: Pimelite (n.) An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel. It is a hydrous silicate of nickel, magnesia, aluminia, and iron..
Nickelous :: Nickelous (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the nickelic compounds, the metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide..
Nick :: Nick (n.) A particular point or place considered as marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.
Doughface :: Doughface (n.) A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or one who is easily molded..
Nicker Nut :: Nicker nut () A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus Caesalpinia. C. Bonduc has yellowish seeds; C. Bonducella, bluish gray..
Snickering :: Snickering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Snicke.
Wolverine :: Wolverine (n.) A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan.
Notion :: Notion () An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as, Yankee notions..
Nickelic :: Nickelic (a.) Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as nickelic oxide..
Picnicking :: Picnicking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Picni.
Snick :: Snick (n.) A small cut or mark.
Provection :: Provection (n.) A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename..
Peeler :: Peeler (n.) A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert Peel.
Nickle :: Nickle (n.) The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also nicker pecker..
Chrysoprase :: Chrysoprase (n.) An apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel. It has a dull flinty luster, and is sometimes used in jewelry..
Norwegium :: Norwegium (n.) A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of Norway..
Yankee :: Yankee (n.) A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any inhabitant of the United States..
Sawbones :: Sawbones (n.) A nickname for a surgeon.
Nicker :: Nicker (v. t.) The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of the hole that is bored.
Garnierite :: Garnierite (n.) An amorphous mineral of apple-green color; a hydrous silicate of nickel and magnesia. It is an important ore of nickel.
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