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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NICKY-TAM

From knicker + tam, taum a fishing line or string.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NICKY-TAM

nicky-tam  [ˈnɪkɪˈtæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NICKY-TAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nicky-Tam is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NICKY-TAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nicky-tam in the English dictionary

The definition of nicky-tam in the dictionary is a strap or string secured round a trouser leg below the knee, formerly worn esp by farm workers to keep the trouser bottoms clear of dirt.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NICKY-TAM


caprolactam
ˌkæprəʊˈlæktæm
intravitam
ˌɪntrəˈviːtæm
lactam
ˈlæktæm
piracetam
paɪˈræsəˌtæm
ramstam
ˈræmˈstæm
Seringapatam
səˌrɪŋɡəpəˈtæm
syntagm
ˈsɪntæm
tam
tæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NICKY-TAM

nickel-plate
nickel-plated
nickel-plating
nickelic
nickeliferous
nickeline
nickelize
nickelled
nickelling
nickelodeon
nickelous
nicker
Nicklaus
nickname
nicknamer
nickpoint
nickstick
nickum
nicky nicky nine doors

WORDS THAT END LIKE NICKY-TAM

Adam
am
Amsterdam
Antietam
bantam
cam
cream
dam
dream
Islam
jam
Latam
Mahabharatam
Mandelstam
Nam
on the beam
program
ram
tam-tam
Vizagapatam

Synonyms and antonyms of nicky-tam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nicky-tam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NICKY-TAM

Find out the translation of nicky-tam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nicky-tam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nicky-tam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尼基-TAM
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nicky -tam
570 millions of speakers

English

nicky-tam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकी - TAM
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نيكي - TAM
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Ники -там
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Nicky -tam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিকি-উভয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nicky -tam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nicky-tam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nicky - tam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ニッキー·タム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

니키 - 탐
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nicky-tam
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

nicky -tam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நிக்கி-TAM
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Nicky-tam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nicky-tam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nicky - tam
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nicky -tam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ніки - там
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nicky - tam
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

βελουδένιο - tam
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Nicky - tam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nicky - tam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nicky - tam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nicky-tam

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NICKY-TAM»

The term «nicky-tam» is used very little and occupies the 188.875 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nicky-tam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NICKY-TAM»

Discover the use of nicky-tam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nicky-tam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Miniature Pinscher: UK Registered Miniature Pinschers 1974-1983
... Adorable D.O.B. 17th May 1980 Nicky Tam – Dog Sire - Torpin Zaghra Dam - Tubize Shapina D.O.B. 13th October 1978 Nicola Red Rocket – Dog Sire - Allidale Mindray Minstrel Dam - Allidale Rosette D.O.B. 30th April 1974 Night Escapade ...
Sue Edmondson, 2008
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The Dirty War
... in Belfast. A journalist who once worked as a telephone engineer provided an interesting insight into telephone-tapping in an article in Phoenix magazine in 1983. The journalist, under the pseudonym Nicky Tam, referred to the use of a ...
Martin Dillon, 2012
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New York Magazine
Nicky Tam- rong; Mr. Oh: A Korean Calligrapher, dir. Toshi Wa- shizu; and Hawaiian Hana Fuda, dir. Rii Kanzaki. GOETHE HOUSE— 666 Third Ave. (972- 3960). Free. In conjunction with NYU Film Dept. filmmaker Peter Lilienthal will introduce ...
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Foyle's further philavery: a cornucopia of lexical delights
nicky-tam. noun (Scots) a piece of string, etc worn below the knee to keep the bottom of the trouser-leg lifted clear in dirty work or to exclude dust, etc. nidor. noun a strong smell or fume, especially of animal substances cooking or burning  ...
Christopher Foyle, 2008
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Never wed an old man
It was like a dozen places Sylvia had known— Edinburgh Castle on Geary Street in San Francisco, or Nicky Tam's or the Old Bells near High Street in Edinburgh, like a dozen places where she and her brothers and their friends had gone to ...
Helen Rayburn Caswell, 1975
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Colors
17 Extensions: Mentor Program for Artists of Color Lectures and demonstrations by Extensions mentors Milagros Llauger, choreographer and vocalist, and Nicky Tam- rong, playwright and director. Extensions is a mentor program that matches  ...
‎1993
7
Alias MacAlias: Writings on Songs, Folk and Literature
But it was not long before he had that awkward hurdle behind him and was fully prepared to sing anywhere, and on any occasion, at the drop of a hat - or the crack of a nicky tam. His became a welcome 'weel-kent face' at all sorts of events,  ...
Hamish Henderson, Alec Finlay, 2004
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The Listener
Not without profit, for I now know the Scots word for ' a tying worn below the knee to keep the bottom of the trouser-leg lifted clear in dirty work or to exclude dust '. It is a nicky- tam. But what is the English name for it? E. S. TURNER Orpington ...
‎1967
9
New York
Nicky Tam- rong; Mr. Oh: A Korean Calligrapher, dir. Toshi Wa- shizu; and Hawaiian Hana Fuda, dir. Rii Kanzaki. GOETHE HOUSE— 666 Third Ave. (972- 3960). Free. In conjunction with NYU Film Dept. filmmaker Peter Lilienthal will introduce ...
‎1989
10
Butterflies are Free: A Comedy in Two Acts
Comedy / Characters: 2 male, 2 femaleScenery: InteriorYoung Don Baker, hero of his mother's children's book series, Donny Dark has been blind since birth, his overprotective mother following his every move.
Leonard Gershe, 1969

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Nicky-Tam [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/nicky-tam>. Apr 2024 ».
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