| NOUN | attribute | nick, dent, ding, gouge | an impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow) |
|---|---|---|---|
| artifact | nick | (British slang) a prison | |
| act | nick, notch, snick | a small cut | |
| VERB | contact | nick, snick | cut slightly, with a razor |
| contact | nick, chip | cut a nick into | |
| change | nick | divide or reset the tail muscles of | |
| body | nick | mate successfully |
| Sounds | nih'k | |
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| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | An impression in a surface (as made by a blow / blow). | |
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| Synonyms | dent, ding, gouge | |
| Narrower | dig | A small gouge (as in the cover of a book) |
| Broader | blemish, defect, mar | A mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body) |
| Spanish | corte, muesca | |
| Catalan | mossa, osca, tall | |
| Meaning | (British slang) a prison. | |
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| Example | "he's in the nick" | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | prison, prison house | A correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment |
| Usage of | slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular | A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) |
| Spanish | nick | |
| Meaning | A small cut. | |
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| Synonyms | notch, snick | |
| Broader | cut, cutting | The act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge |
| Spanish | escotadura, hendidura, muesca, ranura, tarja | |
| Catalan | mòssa, osca | |
| Verbs | nick | cut a nick into |
| nick | cut slightly, with a razor | |
| Meaning | cut slightly, with a razor. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The barber's knife nicked his cheek" | |
| Synonym | snick | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | cortar ligeramente, hacer una muesca, mellar | |
| Catalan | escantellar, oscar, tallar-se, tallar una mica | |
| Nouns | nick | a small cut |
| Meaning | cut a nick into. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | chip | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | mellar, muescar | |
| Catalan | descantellar, escantellar, oscar | |
| Nouns | nick | a small cut |
| Meaning | divide or reset the tail muscles of. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "nick horses" | |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Meaning | mate successfully; of livestock. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Broader | copulate, mate, pair, couple | Engage in sexual intercourse |
| Spanish | acoplarse, aparearse, cruzar | |
| Catalan | acoblar-se | |
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