Thin vs. Tick

Thinadjective

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite.

Thinadjective

Very narrow in all diameters; having a cross section that is small in all directions.

Thinadjective

Having little body fat or flesh; slim; slender; lean; gaunt.

Thinadjective

Of low viscosity or low specific gravity, e.g., as is water compared to honey.

Thinadjective

Scarce; not close, crowded, or numerous; not filling the space.

Thinadjective

(golf) Describing a poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the bottom part of the club head. See fat, shank, toe.

Thinadjective

Lacking body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

Thinadjective

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering.

Thinnoun

(philately) A loss or tearing of paper from the back of a stamp, although not sufficient to create a complete hole.

Thinnoun

Any food produced or served in thin slices.

Thinverb

(transitive) To make thin or thinner.

Thinverb

(intransitive) To become thin or thinner.

Thinverb

To dilute.

Thinverb

To remove some plants or parts of plants in order to improve the growth of what remains.

Thinadverb

Not thickly or closely; in a scattered state.

Thinadjective

Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin board; a thin covering.

Thinadjective

Rare; not dense or thick; - applied to fluids or soft mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air.

Thinadjective

Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.

Thinadjective

Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.

Thinadjective

Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person becomes thin by disease.

Thinadjective

Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.

Thinadjective

Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a covering; as, a thin disguise.

Thinadverb

Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown thin.

Thinverb

To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).

Thinverb

To grow or become thin; - used with some adverbs, as out, away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually diminish in thickness until they disappear.

Thinverb

lose thickness; become thin or thinner

Thinverb

make thin or thinner;

Thinverb

lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture;

Thinverb

take off weight

Thinadjective

of relatively small extent from one surface to the opposite or in cross section;

Thinadjective

lacking excess flesh;

Thinadjective

very narrow;

Thinadjective

having little substance or significance;

Thinadjective

not dense;

Thinadjective

relatively thin in consistency or low in density; not viscous;

Thinadjective

(of sound) lacking resonance or volume;

Thinadjective

lacking spirit or sincere effort;

Thinadverb

without viscosity;

Thinadjective

with opposite surfaces or sides that are close or relatively close together

Thinadjective

(of a garment or other knitted or woven item) made of light material

Thinadjective

(of a garment or fabric) having become less thick as a result of wear

Thinadjective

(of writing or printing) consisting of narrow lines

Thinadjective

having little, or too little, flesh or fat on the body

Thinadjective

having few parts or members relative to the area covered or filled; sparse

Thinadjective

(of the air or a substance in the air) not dense

Thinadjective

denoting a route on which the holds are small or scarce.

Thinadjective

(of a liquid substance) not containing much solid; flowing freely

Thinadjective

lacking substance or quality; weak or inadequate

Thinadjective

(of a sound) faint and high-pitched

Thinadjective

(of a smile) weak and forced.

Thinadverb

with little thickness or depth

Thinverb

make or become less dense, crowded, or numerous

Thinverb

remove some plants from (a row or area) to allow the others more room to grow

Thinverb

make or become more watery in consistency

Thinverb

make or become smaller in thickness

Thinverb

hit (a ball) above its centre.

Ticknoun

A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

Ticknoun

A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.

Ticknoun

A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.

Ticknoun

(computing) A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).

Ticknoun

(colloquial) A short period of time, particularly a second.

Ticknoun

a mark (✓) made to indicate agreement, correctness or acknowledgement; checkmark

Ticknoun

A lifer (bird seen by a birdwatcher for the first time) that is uninteresting and routine, thus merely a tick mark on a list.

Ticknoun

The whinchat; so called from its note.

Ticknoun

(uncountable) Ticking.

Ticknoun

A sheet that wraps around a mattress; the cover of a mattress, containing the filling.

Ticknoun

Credit, trust.

Ticknoun

A goat.

Tickverb

To make a clicking noise similar to the movement of the hands in an analog clock.

Tickverb

To make a tick mark.

Tickverb

(informal) To work or operate, especially mechanically.

Tickverb

To strike gently; to pat.

Tickverb

To go on trust, or credit.

Tickverb

To give tick; to trust.

Ticknoun

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

Ticknoun

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.

Ticknoun

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

Ticknoun

Ticking. See Ticking, n.

Ticknoun

A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.

Ticknoun

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

Ticknoun

The whinchat; - so called from its note.

Tickverb

To go on trust, or credit.

Tickverb

To give tick; to trust.

Tickverb

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

Tickverb

To strike gently; to pat.

Tickverb

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

Ticknoun

a metallic tapping sound;

Ticknoun

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

Ticknoun

a mark indicating that something has been noted or completed etc.;

Ticknoun

a light mattress

Tickverb

make a clicking or ticking sound;

Tickverb

make a sound like a clock or a timer;

Tickverb

sew;

Tickverb

put a check mark on or next to;

Tick

Ticks (suborder Ixodida) are parasitic arachnids that are part of the superorder Parasitiformes. Along with mites, they constitute the subclass Acari.