nocks

noun

plural of nock
as in punches

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  1. punches
  2. indents
  3. chips
  4. snips
  5. nicks
  6. notches
Noun
  • The fight took a physical toll on LaPenna The physical side of the fight became pretty clear once LaPenna started trading punches with the robots.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Canada’s import bans Washington may be taking a light touch approach to the AI industry, but the administration is pulling no punches with Canada.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of punches
Noun
  • Another fun detail can be found on the vamp, which has the same series of dots signature to the sneaker but rendered merely as indents rather than full perforations — less the Gore-Tex membrane be compromised.
    — Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2026
  • There’s nothing more annoying than unsightly indents in your carpet that are suddenly exposed.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of indents
Noun
  • Hundreds of billions of dollars have been poured into the buildout, and not just into AI labs and models, but data centers, semiconductor chips, and so on.
    — Yerbol Orynbayev, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2026
  • After initially struggling to build a market for the technology, the company continued developing HBM and eventually became the leading supplier of the memory chips used by NVIDIA (NVDA) in its AI accelerators.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of chips
Noun
  • Cut, trim and prune with loppers, shears, snips and more, dig and weed with scoops, trowels, weeders and more and take and cultivate with cultivators and rakes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Then trim all the rotten roots off with sharp snips and dispose of them in the trash.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of snips
Noun
  • Trusted by professional barbers, Green Stix stops shaving nicks and minor cuts in seconds.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 Sep. 2026
  • This can help them last longer and prevent small scratches and nicks that can lead to more damage and stains over time.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of nicks
Noun
  • Political handicapping has a way of knocking people down a couple of notches.
    — Nathan Gonzales CQ-Roll Call, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Tiny flakes landed on their hair, their sleeves and hands, the curves and notches of the gun.
    — Tom Drury, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of notches
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“Nocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nocks. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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