TIKES

noun

1. A tiny woodland arachnid of the suborder Ixodida.

noun

1. A relatively quiet but sharp sound generally made repeatedly by moving machinery.
2. A mark on any scale of measurement; a unit of measurement.
3. A jiffy (unit of time defined by basic timer frequency).

noun

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