Synonyms: tick
Definition: any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals
Similar words: acarine
Definition: mite or tick
Synonyms: tick
Definition: a light mattress
Similar words: mattress
Definition: a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed
Synonyms: check, check mark, tick
Definition: a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.
Usage: as he called the role he put a check mark by each student's name
Similar words: mark
Definition: a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)
Usage: his answer was just a punctuation mark
Definition: a metallic tapping sound
Usage: he counted the ticks of the clock
Similar words: sound
Definition: the sudden occurrence of an audible event
Usage: the sound awakened them
Synonyms: tick, tick off, mark, mark off, check, check off
Definition: put a check mark on or near or next to
Usage: Please check each name on the list; tick off the items; mark off the units
Similar words: verify
Definition: confirm the truth of
Usage: Please verify that the doors are closed; verify a claim
Definition: sew
Usage: tick a mattress
Similar words: sew, sew together, run up, stitch
Definition: fasten by sewing; do needlework
Synonyms: tick, ticktack, ticktock, beat
Definition: make a sound like a clock or a timer
Usage: the clocks were ticking; the grandfather clock beat midnight
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'
Definition: make a clicking or ticking sound
Usage: The clock ticked away
Definition: make a certain noise or sound
Usage: She went `Mmmmm'; The gun went `bang'