Dictionary Check: tick

"tick" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

a metallic tapping sound

Example: "he counted the ticks of the clock"
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noun

any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

noun

a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.

Example: "as he called the roll he put a check mark by each student's name"
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noun

a light mattress

verb

make a clicking or ticking sound

Example: "The clock ticked away"
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verb

make a sound like a clock or a timer

Example: "the clocks were ticking"
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