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Tick

/tɪk/

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

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📖 Definitions of "Tick"

noun

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A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

🔄 Synonyms of "Tick"

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
clickverb	(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
tickingnoun	A sound of something ticking. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)
ticktacknoun	A repeated ticking noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
ticktocknoun	Alternative form of tick-tock. [The sound of a ticking clock.]
retickverb	sew

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tick"

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Word	Definition
clickverb	(graphical user interface) The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse or similar input device, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.
ticktocknoun	Alternative form of tick-tock. [The sound of a ticking clock.]
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
ticktacknoun	A repeated ticking noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
retickverb	sew
ixodidnoun	(zoology) Any of various ticks of the family Ixodidae.
acaridnoun	(zoology) Any parasitic arachnid, such as mites and ticks, of the subclass Acarina.
spinose	Having a spine, or spines
genenoun	(molecular biology) A segment of DNA or RNA from a cell's or an organism's genome, that may take several forms and thus parameterizes a phenomenon, such as (often) the structure of a protein.
genetic	(genetics) Relating to genetics or genes.
ticnoun	(neurology) A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.
brandnoun	A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
tallynoun	(by extension) One of two books, sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts were kept.
dialnoun	(transitive) To select a number, or to call someone, on a telephone, regardless of whether a physical dial is present.
vibrateverb	(intransitive) To shake with small, rapid movements to and fro.
tick-tocknoun	The sound of a ticking clock.
tocknoun	(used in conjunction with tick) A clicking sound similar to one made by the hands of a clock.
shuddernoun	(intransitive) To shake nervously, often from fear or horror.
coachnoun	(originally Oxford University slang) A trainer or instructor.
walkverb	(intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.