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noun
A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A sound of something that ticks. (For example, the second hand on a clock face.)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A marking that occurs on some horses, involving white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano, sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
present participle and gerund of tick
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
a strong fabric used for mattress and pillow covers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
noun
a metallic tapping sound
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: tick
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sound
Narrower terms: ticktock, tocktact, tictac
History
From tick (“sheet, cover”) + -ing (“material, collection”).
From tick (“tick mark”) + -ing (“having the property”).
Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
