Idioms for nick
in the nick of time,
at the right or vital moment, usually at the last possible moment: The fire engines arrived in the nick of time.
Origin of nick
1475–85; obscurely akin to Old English
gehnycned wrinkled, Old Norse
hnykla to wrinkle
OTHER WORDS FROM nick
un·nicked, adjectiveWords nearby nick
nicholson,
nichrome,
nicht,
nicht wahr,
nicias,
nick,
nick-nack,
nickel,
nickel acetate,
nickel belt ,
nickel bloom
Definition for nick (2 of 2)
Example sentences from the Web for nick
British Dictionary definitions for nick (1 of 2)
nick
1
/ (nɪk) /
noun
verb
Word Origin for nick
C15: perhaps changed from C14
nocke
nock
British Dictionary definitions for nick (2 of 2)
nick
2
/ (nɪk) /
noun
computing
an alias adopted by a member of a chatroom or forum; nickname
Word Origin for nick
short for
nickname
Idioms and Phrases with nick
nick
see in the nick of time.