Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun nickel

3 senses of nickel

Sense 1
nickel, Ni, atomic number 28 -- (a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite)
       => 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.)

Sense 2
nickel -- (a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar)
       => coin -- (a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money)

Sense 3
nickel, nickel note -- (five dollars worth of a drug; "a nickel bag of drugs"; "a nickel deck of heroin")
       => fiver, five-spot, five dollar bill -- (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb nickel

1 sense of nickel

Sense 1
nickel -- (plate with nickel; "nickel the plate")
       => plate -- (coat with a layer of metal; "plate spoons with silver")