tick

English Thesaurus

1. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	acarine,
definition	:	mite or tick (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	hard tick, ixodid,
definition	:	ticks having a hard shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the head (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	argasid, soft tick,
definition	:	tick lacking a dorsal shield and having mouth parts on the under side of the head (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	acarina, order acarina,
definition	:	mites and ticks (noun.animal)

2. a light mattress (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	mattress,
definition	:	a large thick pad filled with resilient material and often incorporating coiled springs, used as a bed or part of a bed (noun.artifact)

3. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	mark,
definition	:	a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation) (noun.communication)

4. a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

hypernym	:	sound,
definition	:	the sudden occurrence of an audible event (noun.event)

hyponym	:	ticktock, tictac, tocktact,
definition	:	steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock (noun.event)

5. put a check mark on or near or next to (verb.cognition)

hypernym	:	verify,
definition	:	confirm the truth of (verb.cognition)

hyponym	:	receipt,
definition	:	mark or stamp as paid (verb.cognition)

verb group	:	check, check into, check out, check over, check up on, go over, look into, suss out,
definition	:	examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition (verb.cognition)

verb group	:	ascertain, assure, check, control, ensure, insure, see, see to it,
definition	:	be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something (verb.cognition)

6. sew (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	run up, sew, sew together, stitch,
definition	:	fasten by sewing; do needlework (verb.contact)

7. make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

hypernym	:	go, sound, go, sound,
definition	:	make a certain noise or sound (verb.perception)

8. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal)

derivation	:	beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock,
definition	:	make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

9. a light mattress (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	retick, tick,
definition	:	sew (verb.contact)

10. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. (noun.communication)

derivation	:	check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off,
definition	:	put a check mark on or near or next to (verb.cognition)

11. a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

derivation	:	beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock,
definition	:	make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

derivation	:	click, tick,
definition	:	make a clicking or ticking sound (verb.perception)

12. put a check mark on or near or next to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	check, check mark, tick,
definition	:	a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. (noun.communication)

13. sew (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tick,
definition	:	a light mattress (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	ticking,
definition	:	a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers (noun.artifact)

14. make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

derivation	:	tick,
definition	:	any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal)

derivation	:	ticker, watch,
definition	:	a small portable timepiece (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	beat,
definition	:	the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event)

derivation	:	tick, ticking,
definition	:	a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

derivation	:	ticktock, tictac, tocktact,
definition	:	steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock (noun.event)

15. make a clicking or ticking sound (verb.perception)

derivation	:	chink, click, clink,
definition	:	a short light metallic sound (noun.event)

derivation	:	tick, ticking,
definition	:	a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

16. any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal)

derivation	:	beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock,
definition	:	make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

17. a light mattress (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	retick, tick,
definition	:	sew (verb.contact)

18. a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. (noun.communication)

derivation	:	check, check off, mark, mark off, tick, tick off,
definition	:	put a check mark on or near or next to (verb.cognition)

19. a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

derivation	:	beat, tick, ticktack, ticktock,
definition	:	make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

derivation	:	click, tick,
definition	:	make a clicking or ticking sound (verb.perception)

20. put a check mark on or near or next to (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	check, check mark, tick,
definition	:	a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc. (noun.communication)

21. sew (verb.contact)

derivation	:	tick,
definition	:	a light mattress (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	ticking,
definition	:	a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers (noun.artifact)

22. make a sound like a clock or a timer (verb.perception)

derivation	:	tick,
definition	:	any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals (noun.animal)

derivation	:	ticker, watch,
definition	:	a small portable timepiece (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	beat,
definition	:	the sound of stroke or blow (noun.event)

derivation	:	tick, ticking,
definition	:	a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

derivation	:	ticktock, tictac, tocktact,
definition	:	steady recurrent ticking sound as made by a clock (noun.event)

23. make a clicking or ticking sound (verb.perception)

derivation	:	chink, click, clink,
definition	:	a short light metallic sound (noun.event)

derivation	:	tick, ticking,
definition	:	a metallic tapping sound (noun.event)

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