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pick

noun: the person or thing chosen or selected; "he was my pick for mayor"

noun: the quantity of a crop that is harvested; "he sent the first picking of berries to the market"; "it was the biggest peach pick in years"

noun: the best people or things in a group; "the cream of England's young men were killed in the Great War"

noun: the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

noun: a small thin device (of metal or plastic or ivory) used to pluck a stringed instrument

noun: a thin sharp implement used for removing unwanted material; "he used a pick to clean the dirt out of the cracks"

noun: a heavy iron tool with a wooden handle and a curved head that is pointed on both ends; "they used picks and sledges to break the rocks"

noun: a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"

noun: the act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"

verb: select carefully from a group; "She finally picked her successor"; "He picked his way carefully"

verb: look for and gather; "pick mushrooms"; "pick flowers"

verb: harass with constant criticism; "Don't always pick on your little brother"

verb: provoke; "pick a fight or a quarrel"

verb: remove in small bits; "pick meat from a bone"

verb: remove unwanted substances from, such as feathers or pits; "Clean the turkey"

verb: pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"

verb: pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"

verb: pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"

verb: attack with or as if with a pickaxe of ice or rocky ground, for example; "Pick open the ice"

verb: hit lightly with a picking motion

verb: eat intermittently; take small bites of; "He pieced at the sandwich all morning"; "She never eats a full meal--she just nibbles"


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pick

Length: 4 letters

Scrabble value: 12

Words with Friends value: 14

Literati value: 7

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