NICKNAME
Scrabble letter values: N1I1C3K5N1A1M3E1 = 16
Definition
- verb give a nickname to. — synonyms: dub
- noun a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name). — synonyms: moniker, cognomen, sobriquet, soubriquet, byname
- noun a descriptive name for a place or thing.
Examples
- “Joe's mother would not use his nickname and always called him Joseph”
- “Henry's nickname was Slim”
- “the nickname for the U.S. Constitution is `Old Ironsides'”