nickel nickel /ˈnɪkəl/

noun

1. () A hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite  ( atomic number 28 , Ni , nickel )
   a hard malleable ductile silvery metallic element that is resistant to corrosion; used in alloys; occurs in pentlandite and smaltite and garnierite and millerite
    The coin contained a small amount of nickel, a silvery-white metal that resists corrosion
   The coin contained a small amount of nickel, a silvery-white metal that resists corrosion
   
   
2. () A United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar  ( nickel )
   a United States coin worth one twentieth of a dollar
   
3. Five dollars worth of a drug  ( nickel , nickel note )
   five dollars worth of a drug
    A nickel bag of drugs
   a nickel bag of drugs
    A nickel deck of heroin
   a nickel deck of heroin
   

verb

1. Plate with nickel  ( nickel )
   plate with nickel
    Nickel the plate
   nickel the plate