[ˈnɪkl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a silvery-white metal, the chemical element of atomic number 28

- a five-cent coin; five cents
(e.g: a button the size of a nickel)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: shortening of German Kupfernickel, the copper-coloured ore from which nickel was first obtained, from Kupfer ‘copper’ + Nickel ‘demon’ (with reference to the ore's failure to yield copper)

[ˈnɪkl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- coat with nickel
(e.g: it's far easier to copper an article than to nickel it)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 18th century: shortening of German Kupfernickel, the copper-coloured ore from which nickel was first obtained, from Kupfer ‘copper’ + Nickel ‘demon’ (with reference to the ore's failure to yield copper)