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clicks

/klɪks/

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noun

Examples :

"I turned the key, the lock gave a click and the door opened; a click of one’s fingers"

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An ingressive sound made by coarticulating a velar or uvular closure with another closure.

Examples :

"The child's pronunciation of the "k" sound in "cookie" produced a series of clicks. "

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Sound made by a dolphin.

Examples :

"We listened intently, trying to distinguish the dolphin's clicks from the other ocean sounds. "

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The act of operating a switch, etc., so that it clicks.

Examples :

"The soft clicks of the keyboard keys filled the quiet library. "

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The act of pressing a button on a computer mouse, both as a physical act and a reaction in the software.

Examples :

""Each of her clicks on the link opened a new webpage." "

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A pawl or similar catch.

Examples :

"The mechanic listened closely to the series of clicks inside the car's steering column to diagnose the problem with the turn signal. "

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To cause to make a click; to operate (a switch, etc) so that it makes a click.

Examples :

"The teacher clicked the pen to get everyone's attention. "

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To press and release (a button on a computer mouse).

Examples :

"She clicks the mouse button to open the file. "

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To select a software item using, usually, but not always, the pressing of a mouse button.

Examples :

"To open the email, she clicks the subject line. "

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To visit a web site.

Examples :

"Visit a location, call, or click www.example.com."

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To navigate by clicking a mouse button.

Examples :

"From the home page, click through to the Products section."

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To emit a click.

Examples :

"He bent his fingers back until the joints clicked."

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To make sense suddenly.

Examples :

"Then it clicked - I had been going the wrong way all that time."

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To get on well.

Examples :

"When we met at the party, we just clicked and we’ve been best friends ever since."

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verb

Examples :

"The old clock on the wall clicks softly with each passing second. "

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To take (a photograph) with a camera.

Examples :

"The tourist clicks a photo of the Eiffel Tower. "

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A detent, pawl, or ratchet, such as that which catches the cogs of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion.

Examples :

"The grandfather clock's intricate clicks prevented the hands from moving backward. "

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The latch of a door.

Examples :

"I knew I was late when I heard the sharp clicks of the classroom door latch shutting. "

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verb

Examples :

"The hawk clicks a field mouse from the tall grass. "

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noun

Examples :

"My house is just a couple of clicks from the school, so I usually walk. "

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(usually in the plural) Kilometres per hour.

Examples :

"The car's average clicks were 60 kilometers per hour on the highway. "

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