Word Games Pro Dictionary
tike
A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
Quick reference
Word Facts
Listen
Audio Pronunciation
Audio pronunciation is unavailable for this word.
Meaning
Definitions
noun
A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
noun
A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
“The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.”
A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
“At midday, the long bond is up a tick.”
A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
A short period of time, particularly a second.
“I'll be back in a tick.”
A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
“Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box”
A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.
The whinchat.
noun
Ticking.
A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.
noun
Credit, trust.
noun
(place names) A goat.
“Tickenhall Drive”
noun
A boorish person.
noun
A mongrel dog.
A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one
A crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
A person from Yorkshire; a Yorkshireman or Yorkshirewoman
A Roman Catholic
In context
Example Sentences
The steady tick of the clock provided a comforting background for the conversation.
At midday, the long bond is up a tick.
I'll be back in a tick.
Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box
Tickenhall Drive
Similar words