TICE

Etymology 1

Noun

tice (plural tices)

(cricket, dated) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket; a yorker.

Synonyms

• (ball bowled to strike the pitch near the batsman's feet): yorker

Etymology 2

Verb

tice (third-person singular simple present tices, present participle ticing, simple past and past participle ticed)

(obsolete) To entice.

Anagrams

• -etic, CETI, EITC, cite, etic

Proper noun

Tice (plural Tices)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tice is the 3529th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10118 individuals. Tice is most common among White (91.64%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -etic, CETI, EITC, cite, etic

Source: Wiktionary


Tice, v. t. Etym: [Aphetic form of entice.]

Definition: To entice. [Obs.] The Coronation.

Tice, n. (Cricket)

Definition: A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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