nickel
gb/nˈɪkəl/ us/nˈɪkəl/
A2
انگریزی
~ 8800
معانی
0 معانی
اسم
A2
entity
1
five-cent coin
A small coin that has the value of five cents in the US or Canada.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] gives [someone] a nickel
عام غلطی:
Learners sometimes confuse the coin with the metal and say things like *"I paid with nickel"* instead of *"I paid with a nickel."* Always use an article when you mean the coin: *a nickel*, *two nickels*.
ہم معنی الفاظ
five-cent coin (More descriptive; clearly states the value but is less commonly used as a fixed term.)
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coin (More general; does not specify the value.)
متضاد الفاظ
dollar bill (A much higher-value paper unit of money, often mentally contrasted with coins like nickels.)
لفظی تراکیب
a nickel
|nickels and dimes
|costs a nickel
|spare nickels
|roll of nickels
|drop a nickel in
موضوعات
money
|daily life
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- I don't have a nickel for the parking meter.
- She handed the cashier a nickel and three pennies.
- When my grandfather was young, a soda cost only a nickel.
- He dropped a nickel into the charity jar by the register.
- The machine only takes quarters and nickels.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- I found a nickel on the street.
- Do you have a nickel for the bus?
- This candy costs one nickel.
- He put three nickels in the box.
- She paid with one dime and one nickel.
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technical
B1
entity
2
metallic chemical element Ni
A hard, silver-colored metal (chemical symbol Ni) that is often mixed with other metals or used to cover them.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] contains nickel
عام غلطی:
Learners may not realize that the everyday coin and the chemical element share the same word. In science and engineering texts, *nickel* almost always means the metal, not the coin.
ہم معنی الفاظ
metal (Very general; does not specify which metal.)
|
Ni (Chemical symbol used in scientific writing rather than in everyday language.)
متضاد الفاظ
nonmetal (Refers to elements that lack metallic properties, the broad opposite class in chemistry.)
لفظی تراکیب
nickel alloy
|nickel mine
|nickel content
|nickel metal
|nickel deposit
|refined nickel
موضوعات
science
|industry
|technology
مثالیں
- Stainless steel is an alloy of iron, chromium, and nickel.
- Some people develop skin irritation when they wear jewelry that contains nickel.
- The country is investing heavily in its nickel mining industry.
- These batteries use nickel and cadmium as their main active materials.
- Researchers are studying how nickel behaves under extreme temperatures.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- This ring has nickel in it.
- He works at a nickel mine.
- Some people are allergic to nickel.
- Nickel is used to make strong metal parts.
- The battery has nickel and other metals inside.
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B1
quantity
3
five-cent amount of money
The value of five cents in money.
استعمال کا انداز:
[something] costs a nickel
عام غلطی:
Learners often do not separate the idea of the coin from the value. In sentences like *"He wouldn't pay a nickel more,"* *nickel* refers to the amount of money, not the actual coin.
ہم معنی الفاظ
five cents (More explicit about the value; does not suggest a physical coin.)
متضاد الفاظ
a dollar (Contrasts a very small amount of money with a larger, common unit.)
لفظی تراکیب
costs a nickel
|worth a nickel
|for a nickel
|every nickel
|save every nickel
موضوعات
money
|shopping
|finance
|core_vocabulary
مثالیں
- It used to cost a nickel to ride the bus.
- He said he wouldn't pay a nickel more than the asking price.
- They saved every nickel they earned to buy a house.
- Back then, you could get a cup of coffee for a nickel.
- She wouldn’t give a nickel to support that project.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The old movie ticket was only a nickel.
- My grandfather says bread was a nickel when he was young.
- He does not want to spend one more nickel.
- She saves every nickel she gets.
- This toy costs less than a nickel.
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technical
B2
entity
4
American football defense with five backs
In American football, a special defense with five players in the back to stop passing plays.
استعمال کا انداز:
[team] lines up in a nickel
عام غلطی:
Learners may think *nickel* here still refers to money. In sports news, if you read about *playing in the nickel* or *the nickel corner*, it is about a football position or formation, not coins.
ہم معنی الفاظ
nickel defense (Full term; more explicit than just saying *nickel* by itself.)
|
nickel package (Very close in meaning but emphasizes the group of players used rather than the formation itself.)
متضاد الفاظ
base defense (Refers to a team's standard defensive formation with fewer defensive backs, often contrasted with nickel packages.)
لفظی تراکیب
nickel defense
|nickel package
|nickel cornerback
|play in the nickel
|go to a nickel look
موضوعات
sports
مثالیں
- The coach switched to a nickel defense on third down.
- They brought in an extra cornerback to play in the nickel.
- Against pass-heavy teams, the Jaguars spend most snaps in a nickel package.
- The rookie earned playing time as the nickel corner.
- Their nickel struggled to stop short passes over the middle.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The team uses a nickel on passing plays.
- He is the nickel corner on the football team.
- They change to a nickel when it is third down and long.
- The coach likes to play in a nickel defense.
- In a nickel, there are five players in the back.
فعل
technical
C1
action
5
to coat something with nickel
To put a thin layer of the metal nickel on something, usually to protect it or make it shiny.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] nickels [something]
عام غلطی:
This technical verb is rare in everyday language. Learners are more likely to see the past participle in forms like *nickel-plated*. Do not confuse the verb *to nickel* with the noun for the coin.
ہم معنی الفاظ
plate (General term for coating a metal surface; does not specify nickel.)
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electroplate (More specifically refers to the electrical process used to deposit metal coatings.)
متضاد الفاظ
strip (Means to remove a coating such as nickel from a surface.)
لفظی تراکیب
nickel the surface
|nickel a part
|nickeled finish
|nickel-plated components
|nickel and chrome plate
موضوعات
industry
|technology
مثالیں
- They decided to nickel the steel parts to prevent corrosion.
- The company nickels and then chromes the faucets for a high-gloss finish.
- Before you nickel the piece, make sure the surface is completely clean.
- This shop can nickel small components in large batches.
- We had the old handles nickeled to match the new fixtures.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- The factory will nickel these metal parts.
- They nickel the tools so they do not rust.
- The company nickels and then paints the product.
- We need to nickel the surface before we use it.
- He works at a shop that nickels car parts.
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slang
C1
quantity
6
slang for a group of five
Slang: five of something, especially five years in prison or five dollars in money.
استعمال کا انداز:
[someone] does a nickel
عام غلطی:
Learners may think *nickel* always means a coin. In crime or prison slang like *do a nickel*, it means five years in prison, not money.
ہم معنی الفاظ
five spot (Slang for a five-dollar bill; overlaps when *nickel* refers to five dollars.)
متضاد الفاظ
dime (In some slang uses, *dime* refers to ten units (such as ten years or ten dollars), contrasting with *nickel* as five.)
لفظی تراکیب
do a nickel
|serve a nickel
|a nickel bag
|a nickel rock
|a nickel on the dollar
موضوعات
slang
|crime
|money
|law
|finance
مثالیں
- He ended up doing a nickel for that robbery.
- They gave him a nickel for the drugs they found on him.
- Back then you could get a nickel bag on every corner.
- She was facing a nickel if she violated her probation.
- He bragged about surviving a hard nickel upstate.
سیکھنے والوں کے لیے مثالیں
- In this movie, the man does a nickel in prison.
- He says he spent a nickel behind bars.
- The song talks about a nickel bag of drugs.
- In slang, a nickel can mean five years in prison.
- They gave him a nickel for the crime.
گرامر
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nickel
IPA
GB/nˈɪkəl/
US/nˈɪkəl/
ہجا بندی اور زور
nick - el (2 ہجے)
Stress on 1st syllable (nick)
لفظ کی شکلیں
Noun
- Base: nickel
- Plural: nickel, nickels
Verb
- Base: nickel
- 3rd Person Singular: nickels
- Present Participle: nickeling, nickelling
- Past: nickeled, nickelled
متعلقہ الفاظ
Forms
nickels
noun
nickeling
verb
nickelling
verb
nickeled
verb
nickelled
verb
عبارات
nickel and dime
1/nˈɪkəl ˈænd dˈaɪm/
idiom
informal
to charge many small fees
To take or charge many small amounts of money that together feel unfair or annoying.
مثالیں
- The airline will nickel and dime you for every little service.
- Customers are tired of being nickeled and dimed with hidden fees.
- I chose a different bank because the first one kept trying to nickel and dime me.
nickel-and-dime
1/nˈɪkəl ˈænd dˈaɪm/
idiom
informal
involving small, unimportant amounts
Used before a noun to describe something that involves very small or unimportant amounts of money, often in an annoying way.
مثالیں
- They keep hitting us with these nickel-and-dime charges.
- She was sick of all the nickel-and-dime fees on her phone bill.
- We need to focus on big savings, not nickel-and-dime cuts.
not worth a plug nickel
1/nˈɑt wˈɚθ ə plˈʌɡ nˈɪkəl/
idiom
informal
to have almost no value
To be almost worthless; to have almost no value or use.
مثالیں
- That old laptop isn’t worth a plug nickel.
- His advice isn’t worth a plug nickel these days.
- Without the main star, the show would be not worth a plug nickel.
spend a nickel
1/spˈɛnd ə nˈɪkəl/
idiom
informal
euphemism for urinating
A humorous or old-fashioned way to say you are going to the toilet to urinate.
مثالیں
- I’ll be right back, I’ve got to go spend a nickel.
- He excused himself from the table to spend a nickel.
- Grandpa joked that he needed to spend a nickel before the movie started.