…a mark (✓) used to indicate that an item in a list or text is correct or has been chosen, checked, or dealt with…
…a parasitic arachnid which attaches itself to the skin of a terrestrial vertebrate from which it sucks blood, leaving the host when sated. Some species transmit diseases, including tularaemia and Lyme disease…
…a fabric case stuffed with feathers or other material to form a mattress or pillow…
…a field bean of a variety with small rounded seeds, used for feeding to pigeons…
…a small box on a form into which a tick or cross is entered as the response to a question…
…a North American tick which infests wild and domestic animals, often found clinging to plants and responsible for transmitting spotted fever…
…a large tick that infests many mammals, including humans, and frequently transmits diseases…
…any bacterial or rickettsial fever transmitted by the bite of a tick…
…a tall, spindly leguminous North American plant, the pods of which break up into one-seeded joints that adhere to clothing, animals' fur, etc.…
…mark an item in a list with a tick to show that it has been dealt with…
…the lowest number of revolutions per minute that an engine will run at without stalling…
…(in the UK) a kind of manual semaphore used by racecourse bookmakers to exchange information…
…North American term for noughts and crosses.…
…North American term for noughts and crosses.…
