Definition of Nicks

1. Proper noun. (surname patronymic from=given names) ¹

2. Noun. (plural of nick) ¹

3. Verb. (third-person singular of nick) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nicks

1. nick [v] - See also: nick

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nicks

nickle
nickled
nickles
nickling
nicknack
nicknackeries
nicknackery
nicknacks
nickname
nicknamed
nicknameless
nicknamer
nicknamers
nicknames
nicknaming
nicks
nickum
nickums
nicky-tam
nicky-tams
niclofolan
niclosamide
nicocodeine
nicodicodeine
nicofuranose
nicoise
nicols
nicomorphine
nicoracetam
nicotian

Literary usage of Nicks

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Works Issued by the Hakluyt Society by Hakluyt Society (1888)
"The second letter from Mrs. Nicks : " For Mrs. ... your Care and kindness to them : I have not write Mr. Nicks ..."

2. Life Sketches of Government Officers and Members of the Legislature of the (1868)
"Senator Nicks was born at Rhinebeck, in Dutchess county, in the year 1822. ... Mr. Nicks' resources were small, and he opened business in a modest way; ..."

3. Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts: With Notes and References to by Nathaniel Cleveland Moak, John Thomas Cook (1880)
"I make the said nicks in the heads of screws in various ways. ... In screws made by casting the said nicks may be made by the casting process. 2. ..."

4. Journal by New York (State). Legislature. Senate (1869)
"On motion of Mr. Nicks, the Senate adjourned. TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1869. The Senate met pursuant to adjournment. The journal of yesterday was read and ..."

5. A Dictionary of Slang, Jargon & Cant: Embracing English, American, and Anglo by Albert Barrère, Charles Godfrey Leland (1890)
"... with the nine quadrats, when no nicks appear uppermost in the quadrats thrown; hence no count. (London slang), a young sodomite. ..."

6. The Hand-book to the Roman Wall: A Guide to Tourists Traversing the Barrier by John Collingwood Bruce (1885)
"The mural ridge, divided by frequent breaks into as many isolated peaks, gives rise to the denomination of the Nine Nicks of Thirlwall. ..."

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