Nixie

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Slang A misaddressed or illegibly addressed piece of mail, therefore undeliverable.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A female water-elf.
  • n. A piece of mail returned as undeliverable.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. See nix.
  • n. Nothing.
  • n. A piece of mail matter which cannot be delivered, either because no post office exists at the place to which is it addressed, or because there is no place of the name mentioned in the designated State, Territory, or the like.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as nix.
  • n. Same as nix.
  • Word Usage
    "Another water-spirit not unlike the Lorelei is the nixie, which is both male and female, the male appearing like any human being, but, as in the case of the water-spirits of the Slavonic peoples and England, Scotland, and Central America, being possessed of green teeth."
    Variant
    nix   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    nothing   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Dixie    Pixie    Trixie    dixie    pixie   
    Same Context
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