nife

/ ˈnaɪfɪ, naɪf /

noun

1. the earth's core, thought to be composed of nickel and iron

Word History and Origins

Origin of nife¹

C20: from the chemical symbols Ni (nickel) and Fe (iron)

Example Sentences

And during dinner at my house, a ka-nife could be just a nife.

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I giv the tabel a rap with my hickory, and the Kernel stratened up jest like openin a jack nife, and ses he, "Was I asleep, Majer?"

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So I sot down and took out my jack nife, and went to work takin it all apart.

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"Lot on your nife—I mean not on your life!" spluttered Harry.

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Incasing Nife is a shell of Sima.

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