💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tic"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| spasmnoun | A sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ. |
| twitchnoun | A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm. |
| twitchingnoun | The motion of something that twitches. |
| ticknoun | A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida. |
| tocknoun | (used in conjunction with tick) A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock. |
| odditynoun | (countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion. |
| quirknoun | An idiosyncrasy; a slight glitch, a mannerism; something unusual about the manner or style of something or someone. |
| idiosyncrasynoun | A behavior or way of thinking that is characteristic of a person. |
| boardnoun | A relatively long, wide and thin piece of any material, usually wood or similar, often for use in construction or furniture-making. |
| mannerismnoun | A noticeable personal habit, a verbal or other (often, but not necessarily unconscious) habitual behavior peculiar to an individual. |
| assemblynoun | A congregation of people in one place for a purpose. |
| boardsnoun | (informal, with "the") A stage (as in a theater). |
| citnoun | (derogatory, now rare): a citizen; a city dweller, a townsman. |
| congressnoun | (often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. |
| councilnoun | A committee that leads or governs (e.g. city council, student council). |
| legislaturenoun | A governmental body with the power to make, amend and repeal laws. |
| parliamentnoun | In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature. |
| parliamentarynoun | Of, relating to, or enacted by a parliament. |
| dcsnoun | Initialism of distributed control system. |
| knessetnoun | The Israeli parliament, located in Jerusalem. |
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