ticky-box
ticky-box is the alternative spelling of ticky box.
Meaning of ticky box
Noun (1)
ticky box (plural ticky boxes)
- A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection.
- At college I took a sort of ticky box approach to doing my work. I'd say to myself, right, I've done that, I've measured that, I've read that.2006, Kay Sambell, Liz McDowell, Alistair Sambell, “Supporting diverse students: developing learner autonomy via assessment”, in Cordelia Bryan, Karen Clegg, editors, Innovative Assessment in Higher...
Noun (2)
ticky box (plural ticky boxes)
- A payphone; Alternative spelling of tickey box.
- They were trying to figure out how to call long distance from the ticky box.2008, Paula Nangle, The Leper Compound, Bellevue Literary Press, →ISBN, page 96
Forms of ticky-box
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