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• ticktrefoil — tick trefoil n. Any of various plants of the genus Desmodium, usually having trifoliolate compound leaves, racemes of small purplish or white flowers, and jointed seedpods with easily separable, one seeded segments.   [From tick2(from the way its …   Universalium

• detick — /dee tik /, v.t. to free (as livestock) of ticks, as by a chemical dip, spray, or dust. [1920 25; DE + TICK2] * * * …   Universalium

• sheeptick — /sheep tik /, n. a wingless, bloodsucking, dipterous insect, Melophagus ovinus, that is parasitic on sheep. Also, sheep tick. Also called ked, sheep ked. [1375 1425; late ME scheptyke; see SHEEP, TICK2] * * * …   Universalium

• tick — tick1 /tik/, n. 1. a slight, sharp, recurring click, tap, or beat, as of a clock. 2. Chiefly Brit. Informal. a moment or instant. 3. a small dot, mark, check, or electronic signal, as used to mark off an item on a list, serve as a reminder, or… …   Universalium

• tickseed — /tik seed /, n. 1. any of various plants having seeds resembling ticks, as a coreopsis or the bugseed. 2. See tick trefoil. [1555 65; TICK2 + SEED] * * * ▪ plant       any ornamental summer blooming plant of the genus Coreopsis of the family… …   Universalium

• tick — tick1 [tık] n [Sense: 1,3 5; Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Origin unknown.] [Sense: 2; Origin: Old English ticia] 1.) BrE a mark written next to an answer, something on a list etc, to show that it is correct or has been dealt with American Equivalent …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tick — tick1 noun 1》 Brit. a mark ( ) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen. 2》 a regular short, sharp sound, especially that made every second by a clock or watch.     ↘Brit. informal a moment. 3》 Stock Exchange… …   English new terms dictionary

• ticking — I. /ˈtɪkɪŋ / (say tiking) noun 1. a strong cotton fabric, usually twilled, used especially for ticks. 2. a similar cloth in satin weave or Jacquard, used especially for mattress covers. {tick3 + ing1} II. /ˈtɪkɪŋ / (say tiking) noun markings on… …  

• pip —    the smallest measured change in a currency conversion rate. This depends on the relative values of the two currency units: in converting euros to U.S. dollars, for example, a pip is 0.0001, but in converting U.S. dollars to Japanese yen a pip… …   Dictionary of units of measurement

• tick — tick1 [tik] n. [ME tek, prob. < Gmc echoic base > Du tikk, MHG zicken, to tick] 1. a light touch; pat 2. a light clicking or tapping sound, as that made by the escapement of a watch or clock 3. a mark (✓, /, etc.) made to check off items;… …   English World dictionary

• tickle — [tik′əl] vt. tickled, tickling [ME tikelen, akin to Ger dial. zickeln, OE tinclian, to tickle: for IE base see TICK2] 1. to please, gratify, delight, etc.: often used in the passive voice with slang intensifiers, as tickled pink, tickled silly,… …   English World dictionary