Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

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

n. a light mattress

n. a metallic tapping sound; "he counted the ticks of the clock"

v. sew; "tick a mattress"

v. make a clicking or ticking sound; "The clock ticked away"

v. make a sound like a clock or a timer; "the clocks were ticking"; "the grandfather clock beat midnight"

adv. "The boat was 5 miles off"

adv. "The party is still 2 weeks off"

adv. "clean off the dirt"; "She went off"

off

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

off

adj. below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"

adj. not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"

adj. in an unpalatable state; "sour milk"

n. the rhythmic contraction and expansion of the arteries with each beat of the heart; "he could feel the beat of her heart"

v. move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance"

v. pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"

adj. not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

adj. below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"

adj. not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable"

adj. not under the control of a central computer; "off-line resources"

adj. (soured)

on

adj. in operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"