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thyme /ta I m/ N‑UNCOUNT Thyme is a type of herb used in cooking.

thy|roid /θa I rɔ I d/ (thyroids ) N‑COUNT Your thyroid or your thyroid gland is a gland in your neck that produces chemicals which control the way your body grows and functions.

thy|self /ða I se lf/ PRON Thyself is an old-fashioned, poetic, or religious word for 'yourself' when you are talking to only one person. □  Love thy neighbour as thyself.

ti|ara /tiɑː rə/ (tiaras ) N‑COUNT A tiara is a metal band shaped like half a circle and decorated with jewels which a woman of very high social rank wears on her head at formal social occasions; also used of similar ornaments that girls or women wear on their heads.

tibia /t I biə/ (tibias ) N‑COUNT Your tibia is the inner bone of the two bones in the lower part of your leg. [MEDICAL ]

tic /t I k/ (tics ) N‑COUNT If someone has a tic , a part of their face or body keeps making a small uncontrollable movement, for example because they are tired or have a nervous illness. □  …people with nervous tics.

tick /t I k/ (ticks , ticking , ticked )

1 N‑COUNT A tick is a written mark like a V: ✓. It is used to show that something is correct or has been selected or dealt with. [mainly BRIT ] □  Place a tick in the appropriate box. in AM, usually use check 2 VERB If you tick something that is written on a piece of paper, you put a tick next to it. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V n] Please tick this box if you do not wish to receive such mailings. in AM, usually use check 3 VERB When a clock or watch ticks , it makes a regular series of short sounds as it works. □ [V ] A wind-up clock ticked busily from the kitchen counter. ● PHRASAL VERB Tick away means the same as tick . □ [V P ] A grandfather clock ticked away in a corner. ●  tick|ing N‑UNCOUNT □ [+ of ] …the endless ticking of clocks.

4 N‑COUNT The tick of a clock or watch is the series of short sounds it makes when it is working, or one of those sounds. □ [+ of ] He sat listening to the tick of the grandfather clock.

5 N‑COUNT You can use tick to refer to a very short period of time. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  I'll be back in a tick.

6 VERB If you talk about what makes someone tick , you are talking about the beliefs, wishes, and feelings that make them behave in the way that they do. [INFORMAL ] □ [V ] He wanted to find out what made them tick.

7 N‑COUNT A tick is a small creature which lives on the bodies of people or animals and uses their blood as food. □  …chemicals that destroy ticks and mites.

▸  tick away or tick by , tick on PHRASAL VERB If you say that the clock or time is ticking away , ticking by , or ticking on , you mean that time is passing, especially when there is something that needs to be done or when you are waiting for something to happen. □ [V P ] The clock ticks away, leaving little time for talks.

▸  tick by → see tick away

▸  tick off

1 PHRASAL VERB If you tick off items on a list, you write a tick or other mark next to them, in order to show that they have been dealt with. [mainly BRIT ] □ [V P n] He ticked off my name on a piece of paper. □ [V n P ] Tick it off in the box. in AM, usually use check off 2 PHRASAL VERB If you tick someone off , you speak angrily to them because they have done something wrong. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ [V n P ] His mum ticked him off at home. □ [V n P + for ] Abdel felt free to tick him off for smoking too much. □ [V P n + for ] Traffic police ticked off a pensioner for jumping a red light. [Also V P n]

3 → see also ticking off

4 PHRASAL VERB If you say that something ticks you off , you mean that it annoys you. [AM , INFORMAL ] □ [V n P ] I just think it's rude and it's ticking me off. □ [V -ed P + at ] She's still ticked off at him for brushing her off and going out with you instead.

▸  tick on → see tick away

▸  tick over