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Nickel
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Simple
Uncountable
Plural form
nickels
Examples
The coin is made primarily of nickel and copper.
Examples
He found a nickel on the ground and added it to his coin collection.
03
a quantity of drugs valued at five dollars
Informal
Examples
He bought a nickel of cocaine on the street.
to nickel
01
to coat or plate an object with a layer of nickel
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
nickel
3rd person singular
nickels
Present participle
nickeling
Past simple
nickeled
Past participle
nickeled
Examples
The jeweler nickeled the bracelet to prevent tarnishing.
