in+the+nick+of+time

  • 61nick — nick1 [nık] n [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: Perhaps from nock small cut in the end of a bow for the string to fit in (14 20 centuries)] 1.) in the nick of time just before it is too late, or just before something bad happens ▪ Luckily, help arrived… …

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  • 62time — 1 /taIm/ noun TIME 1 (U) something that is measured in minutes, hours, years etc using clocks: a machine that can travel through time | The basic unit of time, the second, was redefined in 1967. | time passes/goes by: time goes by so quickly… …

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  • 63nick — nick1 [ nık ] noun count a small cut on the surface of something in good/excellent/bad etc. nick BRITISH INFORMAL in good/very good/bad etc. condition in the nick of time just in time to prevent something bad happening: The swimmers were rescued… …

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  • 64The Claws of Axos — 057 – The Claws of Axos Doctor Who serial The Doctor is held prisoner by Axon Claws. Cast …

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  • 65nick — 1 noun 1 in the nick of time just before it is too late or just before something bad happens: Luckily, help arrived in the nick of time. 2 (C) a very small cut made on the edge or surface of something 3 in good nick/in bad nick etc BrE informal… …

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  • 66The Lone Ranger (serial) — Infobox Film name = The Lone Ranger image size = caption = Poster for Chapter 3 of The Lone Ranger director = William Witney John English producer = Sol C. Siegel writer = Franklin Adreon Ronald Davidson Lois Eby Barry Shipman Fran Striker George …

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  • 67nick — nick1 noun 1》 a small cut or notch. 2》 (the nick) Brit. informal prison.     ↘a police station. 3》 the junction between the floor and side walls in a squash court. verb 1》 make a nick or nicks in. 2》 Brit. informal steal (something).     ↘(nick… …

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  • 68nick — [nɪk] verb [T] I 1) British informal to steal something Syn: pinch 2) to cut the surface of something slightly He nicked his finger opening a tin.[/ex] II noun [C] nick [nɪk] a small cut on the surface of something • in good/bad etc nick British… …

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  • 69nick — /nik/, n. 1. a small notch, groove, chip, or the like, cut into or existing in something. 2. a hollow place produced in an edge or surface, as of a dish, by breaking, chipping, or the like: I didn t notice those tiny nicks in the vase when I… …

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  • 70The Fighting Devil Dogs — Infobox Film name = The Fighting Devil Dogs director = William Witney John English producer = Robert M. Beche writer = Franklin Adreon Ronald Davidson Barry Shipman Sol Shor starring = Lee Powell Herman Brix Eleanor Stewart Montagu Love Hugh… …

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