living vs ticking

living

noun
  • A style of life. 

  • A position in a church (usually the Church of England) that has attached to it a source of income; an ecclesiastical benefice. 

  • The state of being alive. 

  • Financial means; a means of maintaining life; livelihood 

adj
  • Used as an intensifier. 

  • Of rock or stone, existing in its original state and place. 

  • Continually updated; not static 

  • True to life. 

  • Having life; alive. 

  • In use or existing. 

  • Of everyday life. 

ticking

noun
  • An illusional style of dance where one moves his or her body to the "tic" of the music creating a strobe or animated effect. 

  • A strong cotton or linen fabric used to cover pillows and mattresses. 

  • A sound of something ticking. 

  • A marking that occurs on some horses. It involves white flecks of hair at the flank, and white hairs at the base of the tail, called a skunk tail or rabicano. Sometimes referred to as birdcatcher ticks. 

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