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View synonyms for nixie
nixie
1[ nik-see ]
noun
- a letter or parcel that is undeliverable by the post office because of a faulty or illegible address.
nixie
2[ nik-see ]
noun
, German Folklore.
- a female water spirit.
nixie
/ ˈnɪksɪ /
noun
- German myth a female water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
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Origin of nixie1
C19: see nix
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Example Sentences
This is the first of the popular Nixie Bunny Books which have been read wherever there are children.
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When my poor, noble, unselfish boy is sacrificing himself—for you don't suppose he can have any affection for a Water-nixie?
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He achieved the sale more readily because of the newspaper controversy aroused by the Nixie.
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Barbara stooped suddenly to pat Nixie, hiding her wounded face in his glossy curls.
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"Let me help you get the plants in, and I'll settle with the boy, because it's all Nixie's fault," said the young doctor.
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