Tick synonyms
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clock tick
A light beat
The reporting of a news item obtained ahead of one's competitors.
tick-tock
A light beat
An instance of clicking
slight blow
A light beat
metallic sound
A light beat
acarida
An insect
The definition of a louse is a tiny, wingless, sucking parasite.
feather tick
A mattress
straw-tick
Also used to refer to the empty mattress bag.
cornhusk tick
A mattress
A decorative cushion.
A pillow or soft pad for sitting or kneeling upon, or reclining against; specif., a removable one forming part of a sofa, chair, etc.
insect (related)
(Colloquial) Any small arthropod similar to an insect including spiders, centipedes, millipedes, etc
pest (related)
A person or thing that causes trouble, annoyance, discomfort, etc.; nuisance; specif., any destructive or troublesome insect, small animal, weed, etc.
bed (related)
The definition of a bed is a piece of furniture on which to lie or sleep.
mattress (related)
A usually rectangular pad of heavy cloth filled with soft material or an arrangement of coiled springs, used as or on a bed.
acarid
An arachnid of the order Acarina, which includes the mites and ticks. Acarids are small to minute, have no division between the cephalothorax and abdomen, and are often parasitic.
A sharp snapping sound, such as the report of a firearm.
A split second; an instant:
A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of an hour, or 60 seconds.
A very short period of time; an instant:
A quick, intermittent flash of light; sparkle
The act of blinking.
An act of winking (a blinking of only one eye), or a message sent by winking.
A jiffy.
(Physics) The time taken for light to travel one centimetre in a vacuum (sometimes one foot, or sometimes the width of a nucleon)
big (related)
A biological insulation garment; an air-tight, full-body suit intended to prevent the spread of contaminants.
time (related)
(Uncountable, with possessive) A person's youth or young adulthood, as opposed to the present day.
check-mark
A mark placed next to an item to show that it has been noted, verified, or approved.
A check is defined as a mark put next to something written down to show it has been verified or completed.
ticking
A strong, tightly woven fabric of cotton or linen used to make pillow and mattress coverings.
To put a mark upon; to make recognizable by a mark.
To separate by or as with a boundary line.
retick
sew
To make this sound
make a sound like a clock or a timer
ticktick
light rap
A light beat
A particular moment
Find another word for tick. In this page you can discover 49 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for tick, like: clock tick, beat, tick-tock, click, tap, slight blow, metallic sound, parasite, bloodsucker, arachnid and acarida.