{ "tic":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a frequent usually unconscious quirk of behavior or speech":[ "\"you know\" is a verbal tic" ], ": local and habitual spasmodic motion of particular muscles especially of the face : twitching":[] }, "examples":[ "The verbal tic \u201cyou know\u201d often occurs in her speech.", "constantly playing with her hair is one of her more annoying tics", "Recent Examples on the Web", "It\u2019s a tic developed after years as director of the clinic. \u2014 Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com , 14 June 2022", "Even for those who don\u2019t have aphasia or Tourette\u2019s, swearing can become a habit, something like an uncontrolled verbal tic . \u2014 Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic , 9 June 2022", "Throughout the novel, Zhang adopts a stylistic tic of avoiding contractions. \u2014 New York Times , 3 Apr. 2022", "Studies found that while coprolalia\u2014a symptom which causes excessive use of foul language\u2014is present in about 10% of people with Tourette\u2019s syndrome, the tic was overwhelmingly present in TikTok videos associated with the neurological disorder. \u2014 Amiah Taylor, Fortune , 31 Mar. 2022", "Each of these observers was given a tic , motif, or symbolic compulsion to distinguish and vivify his or her narration. \u2014 Mark Greif, The Atlantic , 15 Mar. 2022", "The Los Angeles County Museum of Art has likewise been using them in this way, though, as of late, the museum\u2019s QR code use has gone from techno-additive to grating digital tic . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 22 Jan. 2022", "In Marks\u2019s account, Maier is a mentally ill woman who took photos almost as a therapeutic tic rather than a full-fledged artist with (perhaps) a mental illness. \u2014 Jeremy Lybarger, The New Republic , 21 Dec. 2021", "As a boy, Ben developed an involuntary tic around 4 or 5 years old. \u2014 Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star , 23 Nov. 2021" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1834, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "French":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tik" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "crotchet", "curiosity", "eccentricity", "erraticism", "idiosyncrasy", "individualism", "kink", "mannerism", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quiddity", "quip", "quirk", "singularity", "trick", "twist" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-122914", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tick (off)":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": reprimand , rebuke":[ "his father ticked him off for his impudence" ], ": to make angry or indignant":[ "the cancellation really ticked me off" ] }, "examples":[ "she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised", "it really ticks me off when someone says something like that" ], "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "tick entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "admonish", "chide", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-195520", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tick off":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": reprimand , rebuke":[ "his father ticked him off for his impudence" ], ": to make angry or indignant":[ "the cancellation really ticked me off" ] }, "examples":[ "she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised", "it really ticks me off when someone says something like that" ], "first_known_use":{ "1915, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "tick entry 2":"" }, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "admonish", "chide", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproach", "reprove" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-003214", "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tick over":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": to run at a very low speed":[], ": to run or proceed in a steady but slow way":[ "\"How's business" ] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-211924", "type":[ "phrasal verb" ] }, "tick pyemia":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": staphylococcal pyemia of lambs due to bacteria introduced by tick bite":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-045604", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ticked":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": angry , upset":[], ": having or made of hair banded with two or more colors":[ "a ticked cat", "a ticked coat" ], ": having small spots or marks : flecked":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective", "circa 1959, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "tick off":"Adjective" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tikt" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-181718", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "ticket":{ "antonyms":[ "label", "mark", "tag" ], "definitions":{ ": a certificate or token showing that a fare or admission fee has been paid":[], ": a list of candidates for nomination or election : slate":[], ": a means of access or passage":[ "education is the ticket to a good job" ], ": a slip or card recording a transaction or undertaking or giving instructions":[ "a savings deposit ticket" ], ": a summons or warning issued to a traffic-law violator":[], ": tag , label":[], ": the correct or desirable thing":[ "cooperation, that's the ticket", "\u2014 K. E. Trombley" ], ": to furnish or serve with a ticket":[ "ticketed for illegal parking" ] }, "examples":[ "Noun", "We bought tickets for the opera.", "I got a ticket for speeding.", "Verb", "He was ticketed for speeding.", "methods used for ticketing airline passengers", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "Those ticket sales take the film past the $100 million mark worldwide, including $46.2 million from overseas territories. \u2014 Rebecca Rubin, Variety , 3 July 2022", "Hellman also noted that far fewer complimentary fair tickets were distributed this year and discount ticket sales were switched from in-person sales at grocery stores to online discount codes. \u2014 Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 July 2022", "Information on ticket sales will also be released at a later date. \u2014 Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press , 30 June 2022", "The government will foot the bill for half of the venue\u2019s operating expenses; ticket sales will cover the rest. \u2014 Eamon Barrett, Fortune , 30 June 2022", "Money raised through ticket sales and the silent auction during the event is donated to several charities and organizations throughout Los Angeles that advocate for mental health services and social justice for the LGBTQ and Latino communities. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 29 June 2022", "Impossible - Fallout, which had global ticket sales of $787 million. \u2014 Kyle Henderson, Forbes , 28 June 2022", "The uneasy relationship between Hollywood and China took a major turn in the past year, highlighted now by the success of Top Gun: Maverick, which crossed the $1 billion mark in ticket sales last weekend. \u2014 Adario Strange, Quartz , 28 June 2022", "Maverick finished the weekend neck-and-neck atop the domestic box office, with both films bringing in roughly $30.5 million in ticket sales. \u2014 Harold Maass, The Week , 27 June 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Township police officials in Northeast Ohio are pushing DeWine to sign a bill that would grant them the authority to ticket drivers on interstates, Kaylee Remington and Olivia Mitchell report. \u2014 cleveland , 14 June 2022", "Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police about truant students so officers can ticket them. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 13 May 2022", "Opponents frequently argue their usage violates due process and may ticket the owner of the vehicle without anyone confirming whether that person was driving the vehicle at the time of the alleged violation. \u2014 Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press , 22 Mar. 2022", "Instead of issuing fines directly, school officials refer students to police, who then ticket them for municipal ordinance violations, an investigation by the Tribune and ProPublica has found. \u2014 Chicago Tribune Staff, Chicago Tribune , 28 Apr. 2022", "Another state law prohibits schools from notifying police when students are truant so officers can ticket them. \u2014 Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica , 28 Apr. 2022", "The Huntsville City Council, while looking at racial disparities in arrest rates, discussed allowing police officers to ticket people for misdemeanor marijuana possession, rather than taking them to jail. \u2014 Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al , 20 Apr. 2022", "Officers would still be able to ticket drivers for those equipment violations if the stop was initially made for another unsafe driving violation. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022", "Officers would still be able to ticket drivers for those equipment violations if the stop was initially made for another unsafe driving violation. \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Feb. 2022" ], "first_known_use":{ "1529, in the meaning defined at sense 6a":"Noun", "1611, in the meaning defined at sense 2":"Verb" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle French etiquet, estiquette note attached to something indicating its contents, from Middle French dialect (Picard) estiquier to attach, from Middle Dutch steken to stick; akin to Old High German sticken to prick \u2014 more at stick":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259t" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "check", "coupon", "pass", "pasteboard" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-011843", "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "tickled":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": a tickling sensation":[], ": something that tickles":[], ": the act of tickling":[], ": to excite or stir up agreeably : please":[ "music \u2026 does more than tickle our sense of rhythm", "\u2014 Edward Sapir" ], ": to excite the surface nerves to prickle":[], ": to have a tingling or prickling sensation":[ "my back tickles" ], ": to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse":[ "were tickled by the clown's antics" ], ": to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements":[], ": to touch or stir gently":[ "a pianist tickling the ivories" ] }, "examples":[ "Verb", "Her little brother screamed with laughter as she tickled him.", "The tag on the sweater tickled his neck.", "My nose started to tickle .", "Don't touch me there; it tickles .", "We were tickled by the invitation.", "The idea of going to the party tickled her.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Here\u2019s a baker\u2019s dozen of recommendations that will tickle your ears. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022", "Song-guessing game Heardle continues to tickle the earbuds of music fans around the world, allowing players to guess a song based on increasingly long snippets of its introduction. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Don\u2019t fret, there are also cozy sweatpants and lightweight shorts that are sure to tickle your fancy. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022", "Or of eliminating elders from a show that wanted to tickle the fancy of young viewers", "Obama picked Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, and a woman no less, which managed to tickle the intersectional sweet spot for progressives. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022", "If for some reason that doesn\u2019t tickle your fancy, there\u2019s always the Lucky Charms pancakes. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022", "Other researchers are feeling optimistic about nasal-spray vaccines that could tickle out airway-specific immune responses. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021", "All rapid tests authorized for emergency use in the U.S. require a sturdy swab of your nasal cavity, though not deep enough to tickle your brain like early PCR tests. \u2014 al , 5 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "To kick things off, the G-Node sends a tickle of power through it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022", "Is that familiar allergic tickle in your throat showing up earlier in the spring", "There\u2019s that little primordial tickle at the base of your brain. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022", "This tickle turns into a wave, though, and that is what gets the heart cells in the cyborg fish moving. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022", "Jose Ramirez, a fast-food worker in San Francisco, woke up on New Year\u2019s Eve with a tickle in his throat. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022", "Recently, the mayor has had a tickle in her throat that sometimes swells to a quaver in her voice, cutting her off prematurely in conversations and news conferences. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "Nation/World Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold", "Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold" ], "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb", "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English tikelen ; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle":"Verb" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259l", "\u02c8tik-\u0259l" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-193534", "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "ticklish":{ "antonyms":[ "thick-skinned" ], "definitions":{ ": easily overturned":[ "a canoe is a ticklish craft" ], ": requiring delicate handling":[ "a ticklish subject" ], ": sensitive to tickling":[], ": touchy , oversensitive":[ "ticklish about his baldness" ] }, "examples":[ "My feet are very ticklish .", "he's ticklish about his looks, so it's wisest to avoid the subject altogether", "Recent Examples on the Web", "Disclosing sensitive issues regarding lawsuits can be very ticklish for a board or manager. \u2014 Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune , 29 Jan. 2022", "But the issue is ticklish : A lot of people, Mr. Bell says in introductory voiceover, were asked to participate in his four-part project. \u2014 John Anderson, WSJ , 27 Jan. 2022", "While a good portion of this year\u2019s ballot is straightforward, there are three ticklish spots. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 27 Jan. 2022", "That\u2019s the likeliest candidate for the naming now, but there\u2019s a ticklish problem. \u2014 David Phelan, Forbes , 18 Oct. 2021", "Bright eyes, cheeks that glow,Chubby fingers, ticklish toes,A playful grin, a perfect nose,Very special hair and clothes. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 16 July 2021", "The researchers, who worked with young male rats (the most ticklish group), first wanted to confirm the previous findings. \u2014 Catherine Caruso, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2016", "Many mammal species are sensitive to the light, ticklish annoyance of an insect crawling across their skin, but fewer respond to gargalesis\u2014intense, laughter-inducing tickling. \u2014 Catherine Caruso, Scientific American , 10 Nov. 2016", "And as often happens, President Donald Trump has made the political fallout for Republicans ever more ticklish . \u2014 Alan Fram, Star Tribune , 22 Aug. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "1581, in the meaning defined at sense 3a":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k(\u0259-)lish", "\u02c8ti-klish" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "huffy", "tetchy", "thin-skinned", "touchy" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-070334", "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "noun" ] }, "tickly":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": ticklish":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{}, "history_and_etymology":{}, "pronounciation":[ "-li", "-k(\u0259)l\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-021445", "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tickseed":{ "antonyms":[], "definitions":{ ": coreopsis":[] }, "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Some perennials such as Zagreb threadleaf tickseed (Coreopsis verticillata) will continue to expand and take over sections of your bed without occasional dividing. \u2014 Tim Johnson, chicagotribune.com , 16 Apr. 2022", "These included milkweed, tickseed , corkystem passionflower, firebush, Virginia snakeroot and blue porterweed. \u2014 Amanda Klarsfeld, sun-sentinel.com , 23 Sep. 2020" ], "first_known_use":{ "circa 1760, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "tick entry 3":"" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tik-\u02ccs\u0113d" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-105103", "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ticky-tack":{ "antonyms":[ "chic", "classic", "classy", "elegant", "exquisite", "fashionable", "fine", "posh", "ritzy", "smart", "sophisticated", "stylish", "tasteful" ], "definitions":{ ": built of ticky-tacky":[], ": of an uninspired or monotonous sameness":[], ": tacky entry 2":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1962, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "reduplication of tacky":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccti-k\u0113-\u02c8ta-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cheesy", "dowdy", "inelegant", "styleless", "tacky", "tasteless", "trashy", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-224558", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "ticky-tacky":{ "antonyms":[ "chic", "classic", "classy", "elegant", "exquisite", "fashionable", "fine", "posh", "ritzy", "smart", "sophisticated", "stylish", "tasteful" ], "definitions":{ ": built of ticky-tacky":[], ": of an uninspired or monotonous sameness":[], ": tacky entry 2":[] }, "examples":[], "first_known_use":{ "1962, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1964, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective" }, "history_and_etymology":{ "reduplication of tacky":"Noun" }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccti-k\u0113-\u02c8ta-k\u0113" ], "synonym_discussion":"", "synonyms":[ "cheesy", "dowdy", "inelegant", "styleless", "tacky", "tasteless", "trashy", "unfashionable", "unstylish" ], "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-221909", "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tic douloureux":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": trigeminal neuralgia":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02c8r\u0259", "\u02c8tik-\u02ccd\u00fc-l\u0259-\u02c8r\u00fc", "-\u02c8r\u0259(r)", "-\u02c8r\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French, painful twitch":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1800, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-141549" }, "tical":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": baht":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259l", "ti-\u02c8k\u00e4l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Thai, from Portuguese, from Malay tikal , a monetary unit":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1662, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-144821" }, "tick":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": the time taken by the tick of a clock : moment":[], ": a small amount":[ "\u2026 Wednesday's fifth episode drew 12.3 same-day million viewers, up a tick from the previous week's 12.2 million.", "\u2014 Gary Levin" ], "\u2014 see also downtick , uptick":[ "\u2026 Wednesday's fifth episode drew 12.3 same-day million viewers, up a tick from the previous week's 12.2 million.", "\u2014 Gary Levin" ], ": to make the sound of a tick or a series of ticks":[], ": to operate as a functioning mechanism : run":[ "tried to understand what made him tick", "the motor was ticking over quietly" ], ": to mark with a written tick : check":[ "\u2014 usually used with off ticked off each item in the list" ], ": to mark, count, or announce by or as if by ticking beats":[ "a meter ticking off the cab fare" ], ": to touch with a momentary glancing blow":[ "ticked the ball" ], ": any of a superfamily (Ixodoidea) of 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meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1721, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":"Verb", "14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun", "1642, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-151022" }, "tick fever":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": texas fever":[], ": a febrile disease (such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever) transmitted by the bites of ticks":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For example, most have tick fever , but that can be cured fairly easily with antibiotics, Greenfield said. \u2014 Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic , 6 Apr. 2021", "Westerners living in the Rocky Mountain states at 4,000 to 10,000 feet above sea level may be at risk of contracting Colorado tick fever (CTF) virus. \u2014 Karen Pallarito, Health.com , 25 June 2020", "The senior pup was found with an untreated wound on his head, very underweight with ocular discharge and found to have tick fever . \u2014 azcentral , 21 Feb. 2020", "By 1940, tick fever had been pushed back to Mexico. \u2014 John Maccormack, ExpressNews.com , 2 Aug. 2019", "Rarely, Colorado tick fever can cause more severe symptoms by impacting the central nervous system, the CDC explains. \u2014 Patia Braithwaite, SELF , 26 July 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1897, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-152447" }, "tick farcy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": epizootic lymphangitis":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-161026" }, "tick-borne":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": capable of being transmitted by the bites of ticks":[ "tick-borne encephalitis" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tik-\u02ccb\u014d(\u0259)rn, -\u02ccb\u022f(\u0259)rn", "\u02c8tik-\u02ccb\u022frn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1921, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-173033" }, "tic-tac-toe":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a game in which two players alternately put Xs and Os in compartments of a figure formed by two vertical lines crossing two horizontal lines and each tries to get a row of three Xs or three Os before the opponent does":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cctik-\u02cctak-\u02c8t\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "tic-tac-toe , former game in which players with eyes shut brought a pencil down on a slate marked with numbers and scored the number hit":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "circa 1866, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-174633" }, "Ticino":{ "type":[ "adjective or noun", "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "river 154 miles (248 kilometers) long in Switzerland and Italy flowing from the slopes of the Saint Gotthard Range southeast and southwest through Lake Maggiore into the Po River":[], "canton of southern Switzerland bordering on Italy; capital Bellinzona area 1085 square miles (2821 square kilometers), population 334,000":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "t\u0113-\u02c8ch\u0113-(\u02cc)n\u014d" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184320" }, "ticking":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a strong linen or cotton fabric used in upholstering and as a covering for a mattress or pillow":[], ": ticked marking on a bird or mammal or on individual hairs":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-ki\u014b" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "tick entry 4":"Noun", "tick entry 1":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{ "1649, in the meaning defined above":"Noun", "1885, in the meaning defined above":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-184348" }, "tichorrhine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": woolly rhinoceros":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tik-", "\u02c8t\u012bk\u0259\u02ccr\u012bn" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin tichorhinus (specific epithet of the woolly rhinoceros Rhinoceros tichorhinus ), from Greek teichos wall + New Latin -rhinus ; from the vertical bony septum forming a supporting wall for the nose":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-194622" }, "tickbird":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a bird (as the oxpecker or ani) that eats ticks infesting quadrupeds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "tick entry 1 + bird":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200007" }, "tickle":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements":[], ": to excite or stir up agreeably : please":[ "music \u2026 does more than tickle our sense of rhythm", "\u2014 Edward Sapir" ], ": to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse":[ "were tickled by the clown's antics" ], ": to touch or stir gently":[ "a pianist tickling the ivories" ], ": to have a tingling or prickling sensation":[ "my back tickles" ], ": to excite the surface nerves to prickle":[], ": the act of tickling":[], ": a tickling sensation":[], ": something that tickles":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259l", "\u02c8tik-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "Her little brother screamed with laughter as she tickled him.", "The tag on the sweater tickled his neck.", "My nose started to tickle .", "Don't touch me there; it tickles .", "We were tickled by the invitation.", "The idea of going to the party tickled her.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Here\u2019s a baker\u2019s dozen of recommendations that will tickle your ears. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022", "Song-guessing game Heardle continues to tickle the earbuds of music fans around the world, allowing players to guess a song based on increasingly long snippets of its introduction. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Don\u2019t fret, there are also cozy sweatpants and lightweight shorts that are sure to tickle your fancy. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022", "Or of eliminating elders from a show that wanted to tickle the fancy of young viewers", "Obama picked Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, and a woman no less, which managed to tickle the intersectional sweet spot for progressives. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022", "If for some reason that doesn\u2019t tickle your fancy, there\u2019s always the Lucky Charms pancakes. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022", "Other researchers are feeling optimistic about nasal-spray vaccines that could tickle out airway-specific immune responses. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021", "All rapid tests authorized for emergency use in the U.S. require a sturdy swab of your nasal cavity, though not deep enough to tickle your brain like early PCR tests. \u2014 al , 5 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "To kick things off, the G-Node sends a tickle of power through it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022", "Is that familiar allergic tickle in your throat showing up earlier in the spring", "There\u2019s that little primordial tickle at the base of your brain. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022", "This tickle turns into a wave, though, and that is what gets the heart cells in the cyborg fish moving. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022", "Jose Ramirez, a fast-food worker in San Francisco, woke up on New Year\u2019s Eve with a tickle in his throat. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022", "Recently, the mayor has had a tickle in her throat that sometimes swells to a quaver in her voice, cutting her off prematurely in conversations and news conferences. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "Nation/World Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold", "Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English tikelen ; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb", "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-200358" }, "tickling":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements":[], ": to excite or stir up agreeably : please":[ "music \u2026 does more than tickle our sense of rhythm", "\u2014 Edward Sapir" ], ": to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse":[ "were tickled by the clown's antics" ], ": to touch or stir gently":[ "a pianist tickling the ivories" ], ": to have a tingling or prickling sensation":[ "my back tickles" ], ": to excite the surface nerves to prickle":[], ": the act of tickling":[], ": a tickling sensation":[], ": something that tickles":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259l", "\u02c8tik-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "Her little brother screamed with laughter as she tickled him.", "The tag on the sweater tickled his neck.", "My nose started to tickle .", "Don't touch me there; it tickles .", "We were tickled by the invitation.", "The idea of going to the party tickled her.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Here\u2019s a baker\u2019s dozen of recommendations that will tickle your ears. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022", "Song-guessing game Heardle continues to tickle the earbuds of music fans around the world, allowing players to guess a song based on increasingly long snippets of its introduction. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Don\u2019t fret, there are also cozy sweatpants and lightweight shorts that are sure to tickle your fancy. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022", "Or of eliminating elders from a show that wanted to tickle the fancy of young viewers", "Obama picked Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, and a woman no less, which managed to tickle the intersectional sweet spot for progressives. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022", "If for some reason that doesn\u2019t tickle your fancy, there\u2019s always the Lucky Charms pancakes. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022", "Other researchers are feeling optimistic about nasal-spray vaccines that could tickle out airway-specific immune responses. \u2014 Katherine J. 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prematurely in conversations and news conferences. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "Nation/World Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold", "Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English tikelen ; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb", "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-201658" }, "tichodrome":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": wall creeper":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tik-", "\u02c8t\u012bk\u0259\u02ccdr\u014dm" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Tichodroma":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-204332" }, "tickle someone's fancy":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": to interest or attract someone":[ "Do you see anything on the menu that tickles 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Spinabelli, The New Yorker , 10 Aug. 2019", "Walker: To leave ea tickler as people listen to our stuff to try to scare them more with that. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 30 Apr. 2018", "For the next four years, the Frederick fret- tickler toured the world backing Frankie Valli. \u2014 John Kelly, Washington Post , 6 Feb. 2018", "Air blasts, motion platforms, and other sensory ticklers also help add to the trickery. \u2014 Arthur Levine, USA TODAY , 23 Jan. 2018", "Well, on the field, the Rapids were brutal when their coach had that righteous tickler , and the coach decided to eliminate it. \u2014 Jim Reineking, USA TODAY , 27 June 2017", "The Shrek 4-D theater, which opened in 2003, features motion seats that tilt and vibrate with special effects that include air blasts, water misters and leg ticklers . \u2014 Brady Macdonald, latimes.com , 5 June 2017" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1680, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-044833" }, "tickles":{ "type":[ "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements":[], ": to excite or stir up agreeably : please":[ "music \u2026 does more than tickle our sense of rhythm", "\u2014 Edward Sapir" ], ": to provoke to laughter or merriment : amuse":[ "were tickled by the clown's antics" ], ": to touch or stir gently":[ "a pianist tickling the ivories" ], ": to have a tingling or prickling sensation":[ "my back tickles" ], ": to excite the surface nerves to prickle":[], ": the act of tickling":[], ": a tickling sensation":[], ": something that tickles":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259l", "\u02c8tik-\u0259l" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Verb", "Her little brother screamed with laughter as she tickled him.", "The tag on the sweater tickled his neck.", "My nose started to tickle .", "Don't touch me there; it tickles .", "We were tickled by the invitation.", "The idea of going to the party tickled her.", "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb", "Here\u2019s a baker\u2019s dozen of recommendations that will tickle your ears. \u2014 oregonlive , 8 June 2022", "Song-guessing game Heardle continues to tickle the earbuds of music fans around the world, allowing players to guess a song based on increasingly long snippets of its introduction. \u2014 Matt Gardner, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022", "Don\u2019t fret, there are also cozy sweatpants and lightweight shorts that are sure to tickle your fancy. \u2014 Daisy Maldonado, SELF , 25 Mar. 2022", "Or of eliminating elders from a show that wanted to tickle the fancy of young viewers", "Obama picked Sonia Sotomayor, the first Hispanic justice, and a woman no less, which managed to tickle the intersectional sweet spot for progressives. \u2014 Damon Linker, The Week , 27 Jan. 2022", "If for some reason that doesn\u2019t tickle your fancy, there\u2019s always the Lucky Charms pancakes. \u2014 Kara Baskin, BostonGlobe.com , 21 Jan. 2022", "Other researchers are feeling optimistic about nasal-spray vaccines that could tickle out airway-specific immune responses. \u2014 Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic , 29 Dec. 2021", "All rapid tests authorized for emergency use in the U.S. require a sturdy swab of your nasal cavity, though not deep enough to tickle your brain like early PCR tests. \u2014 al , 5 Jan. 2022", "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "To kick things off, the G-Node sends a tickle of power through it. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022", "Is that familiar allergic tickle in your throat showing up earlier in the spring", "There\u2019s that little primordial tickle at the base of your brain. \u2014 Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online , 28 Feb. 2022", "This tickle turns into a wave, though, and that is what gets the heart cells in the cyborg fish moving. \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 17 Feb. 2022", "Jose Ramirez, a fast-food worker in San Francisco, woke up on New Year\u2019s Eve with a tickle in his throat. \u2014 New York Times , 4 Feb. 2022", "Recently, the mayor has had a tickle in her throat that sometimes swells to a quaver in her voice, cutting her off prematurely in conversations and news conferences. \u2014 Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com , 15 Jan. 2022", "Nation/World Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold", "Is that tickle in your nose COVID-19, or just a cold" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "Middle English tikelen ; akin to Old English tinclian to tickle":"Verb" }, "first_known_use":{ "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2a":"Verb", "1801, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-045551" }, "tickweed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": pennyroyal sense 2":[], ": coreopsis":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-054504" }, "ticktock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the ticking sound of a clock":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-\u02cct\u00e4k", "\u02c8tik-\u02c8t\u00e4k" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "Back, forth, 1 o\u2019clock, 10 o\u2019clock, ticktock , like a poem with iambic meter. \u2014 Patrick Mooney, The Christian Science Monitor , 1 June 2022", "Goodwin\u2019s diaries of Kennedy\u2019s assassination brim with ticktock detail. \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022", "And because of that, on a practical level, the normal journalistic account of this, the forensic ticktock of when did the abuse begin and what actually happened, was almost impossible to tell \u2014 just because nobody would cooperate. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 10 Sep. 2021", "Sometimes the camera will pan back and forth in a ticktock pendulum fashion (get it", "Some of these problems relate to his ticktock of events during the confusing early months of the pandemic and his effort to accentuate the visionary qualities of main characters like Mecher and Dean. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 May 2021", "The timeline and ticktock of that commission\u2019s work now stands as a national canon for the events of that day. \u2014 Philip Elliott, Time , 20 Apr. 2021", "Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious ticktock noise. \u2014 Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times , 2 Apr. 2021", "Ten-year-old Lewis goes to live with his uncle in a creaky old house that contains a mysterious ticktock noise. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 26 Mar. 2021" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "imitative":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1848, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-060125" }, "tickety-boo":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": fine , okay":[ "everything is going to be tickety-boo eventually", "\u2014 A. 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Liebling" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6tik\u0259\u0307ti\u00a6b\u00fc" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "ticket entry 1 (sense 4) + -y + boo entry 1":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112148" }, "ticktick":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a repeated ticking sound":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8tik\u02cctik" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "reduplication of tick entry 2":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122619" }, "tickbean":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of various horsebeans having small seeds shaped like a tick":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "tick entry 1 + bean":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-141857" }, "tickeater":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tickbird":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-152915" }, "ticker":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": something that ticks or produces a ticking sound: such as":[], ": watch":[], ": a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off information (such as stock quotations or news) on a paper ribbon":[], ": a graphic on which information is scrolled across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen":[], ": heart":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8ti-k\u0259r" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "The news came over the ticker .", "Exercise is good for your ticker .", "Recent Examples on the Web", "The fund trades under the ticker BITO and holds bitcoin futures contracts rather than the cryptocurrency itself. \u2014 Vicky Ge Huang, WSJ , 20 June 2022", "Shares of Franchise Group trade under stock ticker FRG on the Nasdaq exchange. \u2014 Joe Taschler, Journal Sentinel , 7 June 2022", "Known by its ticker ARKK, the fund has plunged 20% since the beginning of April, bringing its year-to-date decline to 44%, as of Monday. \u2014 Julia-ambra Verlaine, WSJ , 26 Apr. 2022", "To stand out in the $7 trillion ETF space, issuers know that everything from their choice of fund ticker to their launch date matters. \u2014 Fortune , 20 Apr. 2022", "The two largest ETFs that buy and store gold are iShares Gold Trust ( ticker : IAU) and SPDR Gold Trust (GLD). \u2014 Bob Carlson, Forbes , 20 Jan. 2022", "For stocks removed from the Focus List in 2021, performance is measured from the beginning of 2021 through the date the ticker was removed from the Focus List. \u2014 David Trainer, Forbes , 31 Jan. 2022", "Treat your ticker with some TLC by adding these healthy-healthy foods to your diet. \u2014 Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens , 28 Feb. 2022", "Yes, York has learned to enjoy the journey, even if no trip has ended with a Champagne shower and ticker -tape parade since his parents handed over control of the team in 2008. \u2014 Eric Branch, San Francisco Chronicle , 30 Mar. 2022" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1821, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174641" }, "ticket tout":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a person who buys tickets for an event and resells them at a much higher price":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182738" }, "tickled pink":{ "type":[ "idiom" ], "definitions":{ ": very happy or amused":[ "I was tickled pink to see her." ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-182917" }, "ticker-tape parade":{ "type":[ "noun" ], 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