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tick
  1. A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
  2. A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
  3. (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
  4. (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.
  5. (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, Ireland) a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark
  6. (birdwatching, slang) A lifer (bird seen by a birdwatcher for the first time) that is uninteresting and routine, thus merely a tick mark on a list.
  7. The whinchat; so called from its note.
  8. Synonyms:
      9. click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, ticking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound, snap, clunk, clink, pop, bang, chink, mark, check, checkmark, line, stroke, cross, dash, flick, indication, X, check mark, indicator, dot, sign, moment, second, minute, instant, jiffy, flash, jiff … more
  9. Examples:
      10. “The tireless tick of the clock could be heard during lulls in the conversation.”
      “Items to be displayed are indicated on the list with a tick.”
      “Just hang on a tick. I'll be back in a minute.”
ticker
  1. A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
  2. A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
  3. (colloquial) The heart.
  4. (birdwatching, slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
  5. Synonyms:
      6. metronome, timekeeper, timer, clock, pendulum, time-keeper, timepiece, chronometer, stopwatch, chronograph, watch, digital watch, wristwatch, small clock, pocket watch, fob watch, analog watch, sundial, hourglass, chroniker, turnip, timemarker, alarm clock, Big Ben, chronoscope, horologe, gnomon, clepsydra, isochronon, heart, cardiac organ, vascular organ … more
  6. Examples:
      7. “From 7 p.m. to 10.30 p.m. every day, customers can unwind with an eye on the ticker.”
      “Only this time, I had a different focus, and questions were running through my mind like ticker tape on Wall Street.”
      “A ticker symbol is the unique identification that stock exchanges worldwide give each company.”
ticking
  1. A sound of something ticking.
  2. An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. tick, click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound … more
tick
  1. (uncountable) Ticking.
  2. A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, ticking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound, snap, clunk, clink, pop, bang, chink, mark, check, checkmark, line, stroke, cross, dash, flick, indication, X, check mark, indicator, dot, sign, moment, second, minute, instant, jiffy, flash, jiff … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “The tireless tick of the clock could be heard during lulls in the conversation.”
      “Items to be displayed are indicated on the list with a tick.”
      “Just hang on a tick. I'll be back in a minute.”
ticktock
  1. The ticking sound of a clock
  2. A news story that recounts events in chronological order (Journalism)
  3. Synonyms:
      4. tick, click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, ticking, plock, plocking, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “These are combined with interviews, stock flight images and recreated scenes of nervous passengers into a ticktock account of the hijackings.”
      “Miserable as he was, Jim was not going to let anyone make remarks about ticktock.”
      “If there were any children present, they crowded around to stare at Jim and ticktock.”
ticking
  1. A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tick, click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound … more
ticking
  1. A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tick, click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound … more
tick
  1. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, ticking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound, snap, clunk, clink, pop, bang, chink, mark, check, checkmark, line, stroke, cross, dash, flick, indication, X, check mark, indicator, dot, sign, moment, second, minute, instant, jiffy, flash, jiff … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The tireless tick of the clock could be heard during lulls in the conversation.”
      “Items to be displayed are indicated on the list with a tick.”
      “Just hang on a tick. I'll be back in a minute.”
ticky
  1. (childish) a tick (particularly, a check mark).
tick
  1. (Britain, colloquial) Credit, trust.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, ticking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound, snap, clunk, clink, pop, bang, chink, mark, check, checkmark, line, stroke, cross, dash, flick, indication, X, check mark, indicator, dot, sign, moment, second, minute, instant, jiffy, flash, jiff … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The tireless tick of the clock could be heard during lulls in the conversation.”
      “Items to be displayed are indicated on the list with a tick.”
      “Just hang on a tick. I'll be back in a minute.”
tick
  1. (obsolete, place names) A goat.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. click, clack, clicking, clacking, beat, snick, tap, tapping, snicking, ticking, plock, plocking, ticktock, pulsation, pulse, rap, signal, throb, twinkling, click-clack, tick-tock, metallic sound, snap, clunk, clink, pop, bang, chink, mark, check, checkmark, line, stroke, cross, dash, flick, indication, X, check mark, indicator, dot, sign, moment, second, minute, instant, jiffy, flash, jiff … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The tireless tick of the clock could be heard during lulls in the conversation.”
      “Items to be displayed are indicated on the list with a tick.”
      “Just hang on a tick. I'll be back in a minute.”
ticktocks
  1. plural of ticktock
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tick, clicks, clacks, clickings, clackings, beats, snicks, taps, tappings, tickings, pulsation, pulses, rap, signals, throbs, twinklings … more
tickings
  1. plural of ticking
  2. Synonyms:
      3. tick, clicks, clacks, clickings, clackings, beats, snicks, taps, tappings, ticktocks, pulsation, pulses, rap, signals, throbs, twinklings … more
tickers
  1. plural of ticker
  2. Synonyms:
      3. metronomes, timekeepers, timers, beats, clocks, pendulums, time-keepers, chronographs, watches, digital watches, stopwatches, timepieces, chronometers, wristwatches, analog watches, pocket watches, fob watches, hourglasses, alarm clocks, sundials, turnips, chronoscopes, isochronons, clepsydras, gnomons, horologes, heart … more
tickies
  1. plural of ticky
ticks
  1. plural of tick
  2. Synonyms:
      3. clicks, clacks, clickings, clackings, beats, snicks, taps, tappings, tickings, ticktocks, pulsations, pulses, raps, signals, throbs, twinklings, snaps, clunks, clinks, pops, bangs, chinks, marks, checks, checkmarks, lines, strokes, crosses, dashes, flicks, indications, Xes, indicators, dots, signage, tick, signs, cruciforms, moments, seconds, minutes, instants, jiffies, flashes, jiffs, shakes, secs, bits, mos … more
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