Tick

/tɪk/

Synonyms for "tick" (258 found)

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Closest matches (52)

Noun(8 words)

check ticking annoyarachnid parasitebloodsuckercheck markcheckmark click

act arachnid arthropodbank creditbe effectivebe in actionbeat bedbug beetle birthmark blazeblaze a trailblemish bloodsucker blotchbook creditborrowing powerbrand breath bug

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bumpcash creditcaste markcaterpillar centipede chalkchalk upcheckcheck offcheckmark chilopod chink cicatrix cicatrize click clicking clink clop clump

Verb(5 words)

beat checkcheck offchecked click

Strong matches (77)

clunkcommercial creditconsumer creditcorduroy cotton coup crack creditcredit insurancecredit ratingcredit unioncrump cutdaddy longlegsdapple dash define delimit demarcate diplopod

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discolor discoloration dot drumdull thuddun and bradstreet ratingearmark engrave engraving fabric flash fleck flick flump fly freckle function gash gogo pitapatgraving hackhalf a jiffyhalf a mohalf a secondhalf a shakeharvestman hatchhave effecthave free playhave playhexapodhire purchase planimpress imprint insectinstallment creditinstallment planinstantinvestment creditjiff jiffy jot larva leech lentigo lineline of creditmacula maggotmake a markmark

Adjective(1 words)

dutch teken

Noun(4 words)

ectoparasite instant irritate jiffy

Related words (129)

Noun(8 words)

mark moment ricinus tag tap tatumtick marktictac

Verb(7 words)

markmark offreticktick offticked ticktack ticktock

mark offmark outmarking microsecond militate millepede millipede millisecond minute mite mole moment mosquito mottle never-never nevus nick notch nylon nymph

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operate pad palpitate pant parasite pat patch patter pencil pepper percolate perform perk pitapatpitter patterpitter-patter play plump plunk pointpolka dotpop prick print pulsate pulse punch punctuate puncture rap rating rebuke riddle run scar scarification scarify score scorpion scotch scratch scratching seal seam sec second shake speck speckle spider splashsplit secondsplotch spot stain stamp stigma stigmatizestrawberry markstreak striate stripe stroketake effecttap tarantula tattootattoo marktax creditthrob thud thumptick offticking ticktack ticktick ticktock tinkle tittle trace trice trust tunk twink twinkle twinkling twitchtwo shakesunderline underscore watermark winkwood tickwork

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

21 entries

acarine arachnidauditory signalbehavior go mark marking mattressparasitic arthropodrun upsewsew togethersoundsound productionstitch

Showing 16 of 21 words.

More specific

12 entries

approval markcheckmarkclock tickhard tickinstant jiffymetronome tickrankleselection marksoft ticksplit secondwatch tick

Collocations

9 entries

clock tickhard tickparasite ticksteady tickingtick bitetick boxtick marktick ratetick sound

Inflections

3 entries

ticked ticking ticks

Derivations

2 entries

tick markuntick

similar

15 entries

ascertain assure checkcheck intocheck outcheck overcheck up oncontrol ensurego overinsurelook intoseesee to itsuss out

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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"Mister"ing a tick? You're a funny kid.

Source: tatoeba (327147)

I like to take things apart to see what makes them tick.

Source: tatoeba (637199)

I just can't work out what makes Tom tick.

Source: tatoeba (3289083)

I hear the buzz of a fan, the drip of the faucet, the hum of the fridge, the tick of the clock, the whoosh of cars passing by the house.

Source: tatoeba (3681674)

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