Synonyms for tick
- noun
- verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A short period of time, particularly a second.
- v. 1
To make a tick or checkmark.
- v. 2
To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands of an analog clock.
Related words
- Word family
- ticker ticking ticktacktoe tic-tac-toe tickable
- Phrases
- tick off tick box castor bean tick sheep tick lone star tick birdcatcher tick blue tick tick by
- Is a kind of
- arachnid arthropod bug invertebrate animal
Example sentences
- mo Mozambique is called "Moçambique" in Portuguese.
- tic A tic-tac-toe game is usually played with X's and O's.
By length
- 2 letters
- mo1
- 3 letters
- bit1, sec1, tic1, jot1, jif1
- 4 letters
- mark1, beat1, wink1
- 5 letters
- check1, trust1, score1, click1, flash1, crack1, twink1, jiffy2, trice1
- 6 letters
- second2, moment2, minute2, credit2
- 7 letters
- instant2, twinkle2, bedtick
- 8 letters
- whinchat, ticktack
- 9 letters
- twinkling3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (jiffy2 = 2 syllables).