Definition of tick

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Tick (n.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note.

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Cohere :: Cohere (a.) To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast, as parts of the same mass..
Ticklenburg :: Ticklenburg (n.) A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West Indies..
Deathwatch :: Deathwatch (n.) A small beetle (Anobium tessellatum and other allied species). By forcibly striking its head against woodwork it makes a ticking sound, which is a call of the sexes to each other, but has been imagined by superstitious people to presage death..
Stickle :: Stickle (v. t.) To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease, as disputants..
Rod :: Rod (n.) A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes)..
Tickler :: Tickler (n.) Something puzzling or difficult.
Ticketing :: Ticketing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ticke.
Canstick :: Canstick (n.) Candlestick.
Spectre :: Spectre (n.) A stick insect.
Tacky :: Tacky (a.) Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried..
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to beat out mortar..
Sharpling :: Sharpling (n.) A stickleback.
Tick :: Tick (n.) Ticking. See Ticking, n..
Umbrella :: Umbrella (n.) A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other elastic material, inserted, or fastened to, a rod or stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to allow of being opened and closed with ease. See Parasol..
Practick :: Practick (n.) Practice.
Verge :: Verge (n.) The stick or wand with which persons were formerly admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called tenants by the verge..
Sconce :: Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick..
Drum :: Drum (v. i.) To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings..
Horror-sticken :: Horror-sticken (a.) Struck with horror; horrified.
Punch :: Punch (n.) To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket..
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