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The correct spelling is nicks.

How to pronounce nicks

/nɪks/
noun

IPA: /nɪks/

Say it like: Nik-s

The correct spelling is nicks. A small cut in a surface. For example: "The car I bought was cheap and in good nick."

Usage Examples

The car I bought was cheap and in good nick.

He was arrested and taken down to Sun Hill nick [police station] to be charged.

I nicked myself while I was shaving.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A small cut in a surface.
  2. 2.Senses connoting something small.
  3. 3.Often in the expressions in bad nick and in good nick: condition, state.
  4. 4.(law enforcement) A police station or prison.
  5. 5.A nix or nixie.

verb

  1. 1.To make a nick or notch in; to cut or scratch in a minor way.
  2. 2.To fit into or suit, as by a correspondence of nicks; to tally with.
  3. 3.To make a cut at the side of the face.
  4. 4.To steal.
  5. 5.(law enforcement) To arrest.

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