tics

/tɪks/

Meanings

noun

A sudden, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization.

Examples :

"The boy had nervous tics, like blinking rapidly and twitching his nose. "

noun

(by extension) Something that is done or produced habitually or characteristically.

Examples :

""She has a few writing tics, like always starting a new paragraph with the word 'Furthermore'." "

tendency action character mind

noun

(abbreviation) ticket

Examples :

"I bought four tics for the football game so my family could go. "

entertainment business

Related Words

habitually adverb

/həˈbɪtʃuəli/ /həˈbɪtʃəli/

By habit; in a habitual manner.

"He is habitually inattentive of time."

characteristically adverb

/ˌkærəktərˈɪstɪkli/ /ˌkærɪktəˈrɪstɪkli/

In a usual or expected way; in characteristic manner.

"The student, characteristically, finished his homework early and then helped his younger sister with hers. "

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

blinking verb

/ˈblɪŋkɪŋ/

To close and reopen both eyes quickly.

"The loser in the staring game is the person who blinks first."

produced verb

/pɹəˈdjuːst/ /pɹəˈdust/

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

"The factory produced 1000 cars last week. "

furthermore adverb

/ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ).mɔː(ɹ)/

In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.

"He skillfully took charge of the event, and furthermore, he stayed late after it to clean up."

movement noun

/ˈmuːv.mənt/

Physical motion between points in space.

"I saw a movement in that grass on the hill."

starting verb

/ˈstɑːtɪŋ/ /ˈstɑɹtɪŋ/

To begin, commence, initiate.

"Starting tomorrow, I will wake up an hour earlier to exercise. "

paragraph noun

/ˈpæɹəɡɹɑːf/ /ˈpɛɹəɡɹæf/

A passage in text that is about a different subject from the preceding text, marked by commencing on a new line, the first line sometimes being indented.

"The first paragraph of the email discussed the project's budget, while the second paragraph explained the team's responsibilities. "

extension noun

/ɪkˈstɛnʃən/

The act of extending; a stretching out; enlargement in length or breadth; an increase

"The library offered an extension on the due date for the overdue books. "

twitching noun

/ˈtwɪtʃɪŋ/

The motion of something that twitches.

"Example Sentence: "The puppy's twitching in his sleep made us think he was dreaming of chasing squirrels." "

abbreviation noun

/əˌbɹiː.viˈeɪ.ʃən/ /əˌbɹi.viˈeɪ.ʃn̩/

The result of shortening or reducing; abridgment.

""Mr. Smith always uses the abbreviation 'etc.' instead of writing out 'et cetera'." "