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51nick — nick1 [nık] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from nock small cut in the end of a bow for the string to fit in (14 20 centuries)] 1.) in the nick of time just before it is too late, or just before something bad happens ▪ Luckily, help arrived… …
52nick — nick1 [ nık ] noun count a small cut on the surface of something in good/excellent/bad etc. nick BRITISH INFORMAL in good/very good/bad etc. condition in the nick of time just in time to prevent something bad happening: The swimmers were rescued… …
53nick — {{11}}nick (n.) notch, groove, slit, late 15c., nyke, of unknown origin, possibly influenced by M.Fr. niche (see NICHE (Cf. niche)), or from it. Nick of time is first attested 1640s (nick of opportunity is 1610s), possibly from an old custom of… …
54nick — 1 noun 1 in the nick of time just before it is too late or just before something bad happens: Luckily, help arrived in the nick of time. 2 (C) a very small cut made on the edge or surface of something 3 in good nick/in bad nick etc BrE informal… …
55nick — [nɪk] verb [T] I 1) British informal to steal something Syn: pinch 2) to cut the surface of something slightly He nicked his finger opening a tin.[/ex] II noun [C] nick [nɪk] a small cut on the surface of something • in good/bad etc nick British… …
56nick — nick1 noun 1》 a small cut or notch. 2》 (the nick) Brit. informal prison. ↘a police station. 3》 the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court. verb 1》 make a nick or nicks in. 2》 Brit. informal steal (something). ↘(nick… …
57time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… …
58nick — I. noun Etymology: Middle English nyke, probably alteration of nocke nock Date: 15th century 1. a. a small notch, groove, or chip b. a small cut or wound c. a break in one strand of two stranded DNA caused by a missing phosphodiester bond 2. a… …
59nick — /nik/, n. 1. a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something. 2. a hollow place produced in an edge or surface, as of a dish, by breaking, chipping, or the like: I didn t notice those tiny nicks in the vase when I… …
60nick — I UK [nɪk] / US verb [transitive] Word forms nick : present tense I/you/we/they nick he/she/it nicks present participle nicking past tense nicked past participle nicked 1) British informal to steal something His wallet got nicked when he was on… …
