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- [pik]
- /pɪk/
- /pɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pik]
- /pɪk/
Definitions of pick word
- verb with object pick to cast (a shuttle). 1
- verb without object pick to strike with or use a pick or other pointed instrument on something. 1
- verb without object pick (of birds or other animals) to take up small bits of food with the bill or teeth: The hens were busily picking about in their coop. 1
- verb without object pick to select carefully or fastidiously. 1
- verb without object pick to pilfer; steal. 1
- verb without object pick to pluck or gather fruit, flowers, etc. 1
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Origin of pick
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; v. Middle English pyken, pikken, pekken, cognate with Dutch pikken, German picken, Old Norse pikka to pick; akin to peck2, pike5; (noun) derivative of the v.
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Parts of speech for Pick
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
pick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
pick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for pick
verb pick
- adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- balloted — a slip or sheet of paper, cardboard, or the like, on which a voter marks his or her vote.
- binning — a box or enclosed place for storing grain, coal, or the like.
- blueprinting — a process of photographic printing, used chiefly in copying architectural and mechanical drawings, which produces a white line on a blue background.
- breakfasted — the first meal of the day; morning meal: A hearty breakfast was served at 7 a.m.
noun pick
- brochette — a skewer or small spit, used for holding pieces of meat, etc, while roasting or grilling
- carrot — Carrots are long, thin, orange-coloured vegetables. They grow under the ground, and have green shoots above the ground.
- chalk — Chalk is a type of soft white rock. You can use small pieces of it for writing or drawing with.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- cynosure — a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
adj pick
- chosen — Chosen is the past participle of choose.
- creamer — Creamer is a white powder that is used in tea and coffee instead of milk.
- gilt-edged — having the edge or edges gilded: gilt-edged paper.
adjective pick
- elite — A group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category, esp. because of their power, talent, or wealth.
- handpicked — Picked by hand; picked or selected with care.
- weeded — a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
Antonyms for pick
verb pick
- chow down — If you chow down on something, you eat a large amount of it quickly and with enthusiasm.
- devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- hoover — to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- hoovered — to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
- hoovering — to clean with a vacuum cleaner.
noun pick
- mispick — a pick or filling yarn that has failed to interlace with the warp as a result of a mechanical defect in the loom.
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