WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!

Google
 

ticker
 
Noun ticker has 3 senses
  1. heart, pump, ticker - the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"
    --1 is a kind of internal organ, viscus
    --1 is a part of circulatory system, cardiovascular system
    --1 has parts:
     coronary artery, arteria coronaria; cardiac muscle, heart muscle; heart valve, cardiac valve; valve
     --1 has particulars: athlete's heart; biauriculate heart
  2. watch, ticker - a small portable timepiece
    --2 is a kind of timepiece, timekeeper
    --2 has parts:
     crystal, watch crystal, watch glass; face; movement; watch case
     --2 has particulars:
     analog watch; digital watch; hunter, hunting watch; pendulum watch; pocket watch; stem-winder; wristwatch, wrist watch
    Derived form: verb tick2
  3. ticker, stock ticker - character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on tickertape
    --3 is a kind of character printer, character-at-a-time printer, serial printer
tick tick away tick fever tick off tick over tick trefoil ticked ticked off ticker ticker tape tickerhow tickers ticket-of-leave ticket-writing ticket ticket agent ticket book

Sponsored (shop thru our affiliate link to help maintain this site):

WordNet-Online
Home | Free dictionary software | Copyright notice | Contact us | WordNet dictionary | Automotive thesaurus