Measure and Tick

Measure

Measure noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Tick and measure are semantically related in rhythm topic. In some cases you can use "Tick" instead a noun "Measure", when it comes to topics like music.

Nearby Words: measured, measurement, measureless, measuring, measurable

Tick

Tick noun - A metallic tapping sound.

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Synonyms for Tick

Measure and tick are semantically related in rhythm topic. Sometimes you can use "Measure" instead a noun "Tick", if it concerns topics such as music.

Nearby Words: ticked, ticking

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

small	small measure	small tick
new	new measure	new tick
final	final measure	final tick
last	last measure	last tick

Common collocations

amount	measure amount	tick amount
number	measure number	tick number

Both words in one sentence

In Thief of Time, master clockmaker Jeremy Clockson's perfect clock built to measure the universal tick used electricity and Magitek to spin light round and round... and made a hole in the universe.

Source: When Things Spin, Science Happens
There's also something of a debate (albeit one with -arguably- a life on the line) in the episode "Measure of a Man" wherein Commander Maddox proposes an experiment that basically involves taking Data apart to see what makes him tick.

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