Nicks
Plural of Nicholas
Nicks is the plural of nick—small cuts, notches, or indentations on a surface: The blade had several nicks along its edge.
In British slang, nicks can mean police stations or prisons.
As a verb form, nicks means to make small cuts, to steal casually, or (British) to arrest: He nicks a candy bar when no one's looking. (Capitalized Nicks is a given name or surname.)
Greek name, triumph-related
- NicholasClassic male given name
- NickyDiminutive of Nicholas
- diminutivesWords implying smallness or affection
- monikersInformal terms for names
pet names · aliases · short forms · Nico · Nikolas · Nikolai · given names · appellations
Takes illegally, or bargains
- pilfersSteals petty amounts
- swipesTakes without permission
- pinchesTiny measured quantities
- liftsRaises or carries upward
takes · filches · snags · snaffles · nabs · pockets · grabs · snitches
Blade for removing hair
aftershave · styptic · bleeding · stubble · grooming · shave · facial · barber
Shallow marks from abrasion
- scrapesShallow surface injuries
- notchesV-shaped incisions
- gougesCarves or overcharges
- gashesDeep, jagged incisions
chips · grooves · marks · abrasions · scores · slits · incisions · dents
Detention facility
- slammerJail, informally
- lockupTemporary detention facility
- clinkSharp metallic ring
- penInk-filled writing tool
big house · penitentiary · correctional · incarceration · behind bars · time · sentence · stretch
Nicolas
Greek name, triumph-related
- NicholasClassic male given name
- NickyDiminutive of Nicholas
- diminutivesWords implying smallness or affection
monikers · pet names · aliases · short forms · Nico · Nikolas · Nikolai · given names · appellations · sobriquets
steals
Takes illegally, or bargains
lifts · takes · filches · snags · snaffles · nabs · pockets · grabs · snitches · thieves
razor
Blade for removing hair
face · aftershave · styptic · bleeding · stubble · grooming · shave · facial · barber · trim
scratches
Shallow marks from abrasion
gashes · chips · grooves · marks · abrasions · scores · slits · incisions · dents · indentations
jail
Detention facility
pen · big house · penitentiary · correctional · incarceration · behind bars · time · sentence · stretch · bid
NicksPat Benatar
Olivia Newton-John · Karen Carpenter · Celine Dion · Whitney Houston · Marie Osmond
NicksLindsey Buckingham
Nickssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
flawlessness · mint condition · unblemished · smooth surfaces · intact
- nick of timeThe final possible moment
- in the nick of timeAt the final moment
- nickname for
- Saint NickYuletide gift-giver's nickname
- Stevie Nicks
- Nick Fury
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