nick vs patois

nick and patois both are nouns.

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

nick (noun)	patois (noun)
a small cut	a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
(British slang) a prison	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

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