UK vs nick

UK and nick both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
UK	Yes	No	No	No
nick	Yes	No	Yes	No

UK (noun)	nick (noun)
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom	a small cut
	(British slang) a prison
	an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

UK (verb)	nick (verb)
	mate successfully; of livestock
	divide or reset the tail muscles of
	cut a nick into
	cut slightly, with a razor