TICK
Scrabble letter values: T1I1C3K5 = 10
Definition
- verb make a clicking or ticking sound. — synonyms: click
- verb make a sound like a clock or a timer. — synonyms: ticktock, ticktack, beat
- verb sew. — synonyms: retick
- verb put a check mark on or near or next to. — synonyms: check, check_off, mark, mark_off, tick_off
- noun a metallic tapping sound. — synonyms: ticking
- noun any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis.
- noun a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.. — synonyms: check_mark, check
- noun a light mattress.
Examples
- “The clock ticked away”
- “the clocks were ticking”
- “the grandfather clock beat midnight”