English dictionary
tike
nounParts of speech
Definitions
noun
- A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.
noun
- A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
- A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
- A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
- A short period of time, particularly a second.
- A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
- A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.
- 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.
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
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