Phrase Hound found 44 phrases and 34 compound words that contain nickel. The most common are listed below. Open nickel in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 44
- nickel silverA hard, corrosion-resistant alloy of copper, zinc and nickel used to make domestic silverware.
- wooden nickelA wooden token that is manufactured and distributed by a particular business as an advertising gimmick or which can be exchanged for goods, many of which have now become collector's items.
- plug nickelA nearly worthless amount.
- double-nickelThe national speed limit of 55 miles per hour introduced in the USA in 1974.
- nickel and dimeSmall time; operating on a small scale; involving small amounts of money; petty or cheap.
- nickel-platedCoated with a layer of nickel.
- Nickel CentreA large community and former town in Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada.
- nickel bagA five-dollar baggie of narcotics, especially marijuana, typically a little under half a gram.
- nickel chlorideA chemical compound, NiCl₂, the most important source of nickel for chemical synthesis.
- nickel-plateto plate an object with a thin coat of nickel
- V nickelA Liberty Head nickel.
- Nickel Plate Road(or more simply, Nickel Plate) A name given to, and actually used by, the New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railroad.
- drop a nickelAlternative form of drop a dime: To make a telephone call.
- plugged nickelAlternative form of plug nickel: A nearly worthless amount.
- copper-nickelcupronickel
- nickel backAlternative form of nickelback: A fifth defensive back (in addition to two cornerbacks and two safeties) who is deployed for additional pass coverage.
- nickel rideSynonym of rough ride: The practice of not applying a seat belt to a handcuffed detainee in a transport vehicle before driving erratically, causing that detainee to be violently shaken about.
- nickel steelsteel that contains approximately 6% of nickel, increasing its strength
- nickel nitrateA nitrate compound of nickel with the chemical formula Ni(NO₃)₂.
- nickel-platingpresent participle and gerund of nickel-plate
- Raney nickelA finely divided nickel-aluminum alloy that has been treated with NaOH to dissolve out most of the aluminum.
- nickel and dimedsimple past and past participle of nickel and dime
- hot nickelInterstate highway 5.
- nickel bagsplural of nickel bag: A five-dollar baggie of narcotics, especially marijuana, typically a little under half a gram.
- nickel noteA five-dollar bill.
Compound words 34
- nickelbackA fifth defensive back (in addition to two cornerbacks and two safeties) who is deployed for additional pass coverage.
- NickelodeonA small, rudimentary movie theater that charged five cents for admission, popular in North America from about 1905 to 1915.
- nicadrechargeable nickel-cadmium battery
- cupronickelAn alloy of copper containing from 10 to 40% nickel.
- AlumelA magnetic alloy of approximately 95% nickel, 2% aluminium, 2% manganese, and 1% silicon, used to make the negative conductors of certain thermocouples.
- ChromelAn alloy of approximately 90% nickel and 10% chromium by weight, used to make the positive conductors of certain thermocouples.
- nickellessWithout the metal nickel.
- allylnickelAny allyl organometallic compound of nickel.
- ferronickelA ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
- ferronickelplatinumA tetragonal-ditetragonal dipyramidal silver white mineral containing iron, nickel, and platinum.