1. tick

noun. ['ˈtɪk'] a metallic tapping sound.

Words that Rhyme with Tick

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Example sentences of the word tick

1. Adjective
In 1946, the Australian cattle industry was reeling from losses because of cattle tick infestation.

2. Noun, singular or mass
Grasp the tick's head and pull straight up, slowly but firmly.

Quotes containing the word tick

1. Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
- Alan W. Watts

2. Anyone with half a mind could see that,"said Tiffany.Miss Tick sighed. "Yes. But sometimes it's so hard to find half a mind when you need one.
- Terry Pratchett

2. tick-weed

noun. any of numerous plants of the genus Coreopsis having a profusion of showy usually yellow daisylike flowers over long periods; North and South America.

3. sheep-tick

noun. wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle.

4. tick

verb. ['ˈtɪk'] make a clicking or ticking sound.

5. tick

noun. ['ˈtɪk'] any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals.

6. tick

verb. ['ˈtɪk'] make a sound like a clock or a timer.

7. tick

verb. ['ˈtɪk'] put a check mark on or near or next to.

8. tick

noun. ['ˈtɪk'] a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc..

9. tick

noun. ['ˈtɪk'] a light mattress.

10. tick

verb. ['ˈtɪk'] sew.