tick
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Is tick a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of tick?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).
2. (colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.Examples: "I'll be back in a tick."Synonyms: jiffy, sec, tic, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblinkcolloquial
3. (video games) A periodic increment of damage or healing caused by an ongoing status effect.
4. (gaming) Each of the fixed time periods, in a tick-based game, in which players or characters may perform a set number of actions.
5. (Australia, New Zealand, British, Ireland) A mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement.Examples: "Indicate that you are willing to receive marketing material by putting a tick in the box"; "Kate's choice to don her pink suit again now, at the height of the Barbiecore trend, shows the royal really does have her finger on the pulse. That, paired with her statement belt and the fact pearls are having a real fashion moment (courtesy of the Met Gala) is three big ticks from us."Synonyms: checkmarkAustraliaBritishIrelandNew-Zealand
6. (birdwatching) A bird seen (or heard) by a birdwatcher, for the first time that day, year, trip, etc., and thus added to a list of observed birds.Examples: "There are few birders who have not had stringy ticks on their lists at some stage."; "A twitcher's list is very democratic. Each bird counts as one tick. There are no extra points for beauty or rarity. The humble sparrow counts just as much as a Wedge-tailed Eagle or a Paradise Parrot."
verb (English)
1. (informal, intransitive) To work or operate, especially mechanically.Examples: "He took the computer apart to see how it ticked."; "I wonder what makes her tick."informalintransitive
2. (birdwatching, transitive) To add (a bird) to a list of birds that have been seen (or heard).transitive
noun (English)
1. (uncountable) Ticking.uncountable
noun (English)
1. (UK, colloquial) Credit, trust.Examples: "When he had no funds he went on tick. When he could get no credit he went without, and was almost as happy."; "Immediately he got any money he would pay his debt; if there was any over he would spend it; if there was not—and there seldom was—he would begin to go on tick again."; "He paid his mother-in-law rent and, when the baker or the butcher or the grocer wouldn't let her have any more on tick, he paid the bills."Synonyms: credit, trustUKcolloquialuncountable
verb (English)
1. (intransitive) To go on trust, or credit.intransitive
2. (transitive) To give tick; to trust.transitive
noun (English)
1. (obsolete, place names) A goat.Examples: "Tickhill, Tickham, Ticknock, Tickenhall Drive, Tickenhill Manor, Tickenhurst"obsolete
Definition source: Wiktionary