Ticktack

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A steady ticking sound, as of a clock.
  • n. A prankster's device for tapping on a door or window from a distance.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • interjection. Dated form of tick tock.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.
  • n. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs; tricktrack.
  • ad. With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A pulsating sound like that made by a clock or watch; a ticking.
  • n. Specifically, the sound of the beating of the heart.
  • n. A device employed in playing certain practical jokes, consisting of a small weight so fastened that one at a distance can, by pulling a string, cause the weight to tap against the house or window.
  • With a sound resembling the beating of a watch.
  • n. A complicated kind of backgammon, played both with men and with pegs. Compare trick-track, and see the third quotation below.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. system of signalling by hand signs used by bookmakers at racetracks
  • v. make a sound like a clock or a timer
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sign    signaling    signal    sound    go   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    tricktrack   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    automaticity    plainsong    plain-song    tick-tick    irruptions   
     
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