pick




pick - noun

  • the person or thing chosen or selected
  • the quantity of a crop that is harvested
  • the best people or things in a group
  • the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
  • a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument
  • a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material
  • a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends
  • a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body
  • the act of choosing or selecting

    • pick - verb

    • select carefully from a group
    • look for and gather
    • harass with constant criticism
    • provoke
    • remove in small bits
    • remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits
    • pilfer or rob
    • pay for something
    • pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
    • attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example
    • hit lightly with a picking motion
    • eat intermittently; take small bites of

    pick - thesaurus

    beak   blame   choice   clean   cream   cull   filling   foot   nibble   option   peck   pickax   pickaxe   picking   piece   plectron   plectrum   pluck   plunk   selection   weft   woof  


    View spelling list ck words and learn about the word pick in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 2. Spelling the consonant sounds, Part 1.

    Scrabble score for pick

    p is 3 i is 1 c is 3 k is 5
    Scrabble score = 12

    generated at 13:31:13 on 13-08-24

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