Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nic

/nɪk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: nic
IPA: /nɪk/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of Nursing Interventions Classification.

noun

Acronym of network interface card or network interface controller, used to interface a computer to a network.

noun

Acronym of network information center.

noun

Acronym of national insurance contribution.

British usage

noun

Slang; Uncountable

name

A diminutive of the female given name Nicola, Nichola, and Nicole.

Example Sentences

"Despite propelling the tax burden to its highest peacetime level – through a combination of next April’s national insurance contributions (NICs) increase and a sharp rise in corporation tax due to take effect in 2023 – the chancellor painted himself as the champion of low taxes."
"I prefer vaping with nic-free juice."

Etymology

Clipping of nicotine.

Usage

Inflected Forms

NICs (plural)

Homonyms

Nick

Rhymes With

pick quick sick click stick kick dick non-stick nick trick thick rick

Questions

How do you pronounce nic?: The recorded pronunciation is /nɪk/.
What does nic mean?: Acronym of Nursing Interventions Classification.
Where does nic come from?: Clipping of nicotine.

How to pronounce nic

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