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any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

a light mattress

put a check mark on or next to; "Please check each name on the list"; "tick off the items"

sew; "tick a mattress"

any of two families of small parasitic arachnids with barbed proboscis; feed on blood of warm-blooded animals

a light mattress

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

To go on trust, or credit.

To give tick; to trust.

Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.

Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep).

The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.

Ticking. See Ticking, n.

To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.

A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.

To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.

The whinchat; - so called from its note.

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

To go on trust, or credit.

To give tick; to trust.

Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of, cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually livid red in color. Some of the species often attach themselves to the human body. The young are active and have at first but six legs.

Any one of several species of dipterous insects having a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird ticks (see under Bird) and sheep tick (see under Sheep).

The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.

Ticking. See Ticking, n.

To make a small or repeating noise by beating or otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.

A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

Any small mark intended to direct attention to something, or to serve as a check.

To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.

The whinchat; - so called from its note.

To strike gently; to pat.

Blood-sucking acarid parasites of the order Ixodida comprising two families: the softbacked ticks (ARGASIDAE) and hardbacked ticks (IXODIDAE). Ticks are larger than their relatives, the MITES. They penetrate the skin of their host by means of highly specialized, hooked mouth parts and feed on its blood. Ticks attack all groups of terrestrial vertebrates. In humans they are responsible for many TICK-BORNE DISEASES, including the transmission of ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER; TULAREMIA; BABESIOSIS; AFRICAN SWINE FEVER; and RELAPSING FEVER. (From Barnes, Invertebrate Zoology, 5th ed, pp543-44)

A small, bloodsucking insect; the case that holds the feathers, hair, etc., in a mattress or pillow; as, a bedtick; a small mark or check; a small, quick, clear sound, or beat.

To make a small, quick, distinct sound; as, the clock ticks.

To mark off by a tick or small check.

The popular name for several species of large mites which infest dogs, sheep, etc.

The case or cover in which feathers, etc., are put for bedding.

To make a small, quick noise: to beat, as a watch.

To run upon score: to get or give credit.

Credit: trust.

A small bloodsucking insect which infests animals.

A ticking noise.

Cover in which feathers, &c., for beds are put; cloth of which it is made.

To make a sound like the escapement of a clock.

To sound, as a tick; make a clicking sound or a tapping noise.

A significant mark; check.

One of the recurring sounds made by a watch, clock, or the like.

One of various blood - sucking parasites that infest the skin of animals.

The stout outer covering of a bed or mattress. ticking.

n. [French, German] A little insect of a livid colour that infests sheep, cows, and other animals.

n. [Dutch, German, Latin] The cover or case of a bed containing feathers, wool, or other material.

n. The distinct, quick beat, as of a watch or clock;-any small mark to direct attention to something else, or to serve as a check.