noun Download 🔗Share A small cut in a surface. Examples : "The new table already has a few nicks from the children playing with their toys. " mark appearance Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Senses connoting something small. Examples : "The old wooden table had several nicks and scratches on its surface, a testament to years of family dinners. " mark amount part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state. Examples : "The car I bought was cheap and in good nick." condition quality Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (law enforcement) A police station or prison. Examples : "He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick [police station] to be charged." police law building Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way. Examples : "I nicked myself while I was shaving." action mark Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with. Examples : ""Her schedule nicks perfectly with mine, so we can always walk to school together." " function system Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make a cut at the side of the face. Examples : "The angry boy nicks his brother's face with a sharp pencil. " body mark action Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To steal. Examples : "Someone’s nicked my bike!" property action police Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (law enforcement) To arrest. Examples : "The police nicked him climbing over the fence of the house he’d broken into." police law Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To give or call (someone) by a nickname; to style. Examples : ""My friends often nick me 'Sunshine' because I'm always happy." " style language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A nix or nixie. Examples : "The old fisherman told stories of nicks who lived in the river and guarded the best fishing spots. " mythology nature person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A familiar, invented given name for a person or thing used instead of the actual name of the person or thing. Examples : "My grandfather has so many nicks for everyone in the family; it's hard to keep track of them all! " language word communication person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A kind of byname that describes a person by a characteristic of that person. Examples : "At school, everyone has nicks like "Speedy" for the fastest runner or "Bookworm" for the student who always has their nose in a book. " language word writing character communication person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading