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nickle

nickle noun: european green woodpecker (Picus viridis). Also the misspelling of nickel.

Noun

nickle (plural nickles)

  1. European green woodpecker (Picus viridis).

Proper noun capitalized: Nickle

Nickle

  1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Also used as

nickle is also the misspelling of nickel.

Forms of nickle

pluralnickles

Origin of nickle

One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.

Questions about nickle

What does nickle mean?
Nickle means european green woodpecker (Picus viridis).
What part of speech is nickle?
Nickle can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of nickle?
The plural of nickle is nickles.

Words near nickle in the dictionary

  1. nicking
  2. nicking off
  3. nicking up
  4. nickings
  5. Nickisson
  6. nickle
  7. Nickleberry
  8. Nickleby
  9. nickles
  10. Nickless
  11. Nicklesses

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