Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "dime" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Typical Location

purse

Coordinate Terms

nickel penny quarter

Derived Terms

Mercury dime Yankee dime bet a dime to a dollar bet a dollar to a dime dime a dozen dime back dime bag dime dropper dime museum dime novel dime novelist dime piece dime store dime's worth dime-bag dime-dropper dimeback dimeless dimelike do a dime drop a dime five and dime five-and-dime half dime nickel and dime nickel-and-dime not worth a dime on a dime on someone's dime on someone's own dime

Distinct From

nickel

Context

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Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

coin deck

Type Of (IsA)

coin silver worth ten cents

Part Of

currency system

Receives Action

found at bank

Related Terms

buck dim ⁠ dollar mill nickel quarter

Related Terms

anonymously assist buck cent cents change coin currency currency coin defensive back dimeback dollar ethiopia inform on marijuana metal metal coin mill money nickel omotic penny playing card quarter silver small small silver ten ten cent ten cents ten coin us us coin

Synonym Network

dime bag drop dime on someone grand ten cent piece

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.