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Tick

Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.

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Verb group 14

Ascertain 84% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

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Ascertain 84% connected

To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to make confident; to assure; to apprise.

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Assure 84% connected

To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.

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Assure 84% connected

To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise, declaration, or other evidence.

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Check 84% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Check 84% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Control 84% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Control 84% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Ensure 84% connected

To make sure. See Insure.

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Ensure 84% connected

To make sure. See Insure.

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Insure 84% connected

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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Insure 84% connected

To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.

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See 84% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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See 84% connected

A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is exercised.

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Broader term 8

Acarine 76% connected

Of or caused by acari or mites; as, acarine diseases.

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Go 76% connected

Gone.

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Mark 76% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

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Mattress 76% connected

A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.

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Sew 76% connected

Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy.

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Sound 76% connected

The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food.

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Stitch 76% connected

A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

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Verify 76% connected

To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize.

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Manner of action 1

Receipt 76% connected

The act of receiving; reception.

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Derivationally related 4

Beat 74% connected

of Beat

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Beat 74% connected

of Beat

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Synonym 6

Beat 92% connected

of Beat

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Check 92% connected

A word of warning denoting that the king is in danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's move as would, if it were any other piece,…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Click 92% connected

To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Mark 92% connected

A license of reprisals. See Marque.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Ticking 92% connected

of Tick

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Ticktack 92% connected

A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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