nnoun.substancea hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and milleriteSynset:Ni atomic number 28
Derivationally Related Form:nickel
Substance Holonyms:garnierite millerite pentlandite smaltite
Hypernyms:metal metallic element
Inherited Hypernyms:nickelmetallic elementchemical elementsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:nickelmetallic elementchemical elementsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
nnoun.possessiona United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollarHypernyms:coin
Inherited Hypernyms:nickelcoincoinagecurrencymedium of exchangestandardsystem of measurementmeasureabstractionentity
nnoun.possessionfive dollars worth of a drugSynset:nickel note
Examples:- a nickel bag of drugs
- a nickel deck of heroin
Hypernyms:five-spot five dollar bill fiver
Inherited Hypernyms:nickelfiverbillpaper moneycurrencymedium of exchangestandardsystem of measurementmeasureabstractionentity
vverb.contactplate with nickelDerivationally Related Form:nickel
Hypernyms:plate
Inherited Hypernyms:nickelplatecoatcover
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something