nounπShareA small cut in a surface."The new table already has a few nicks from the children playing with their toys. "markappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSenses connoting something small."The old wooden table had several nicks and scratches on its surface, a testament to years of family dinners. "markamountpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareOften in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state."The car I bought was cheap and in good nick."conditionqualityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(law enforcement) A police station or prison."He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick [police station] to be charged."policelawbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way."I nicked myself while I was shaving."actionmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.""Her schedule nicks perfectly with mine, so we can always walk to school together." "functionsystemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make a cut at the side of the face."The angry boy nicks his brother's face with a sharp pencil. "bodymarkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo steal."Someoneβs nicked my bike!"propertyactionpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(law enforcement) To arrest."The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house heβd broken into."policelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style.""My friends often nick me 'Sunshine' because I'm always happy." "stylelanguagecommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA nix or nixie."The old fisherman told stories of nicks who lived in the river and guarded the best fishing spots. "mythologynaturepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing."My grandfather has so many nicks for everyone in the family; it's hard to keep track of them all! "languagewordcommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person."At school, everyone has nicks like "Speedy" for the fastest runner or "Bookworm" for the student who always has their nose in a book. "languagewordwritingcharactercommunicationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading